Oedostethus femoralis
LeConte, 1853
Oedostethus femoralis is a of click beetle in the Elateridae, described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1853. This North American species belongs to a whose members are typically associated with forested . The specific epithet "femoralis" refers to a characteristic of the (thigh segments of the legs), though the precise nature of this trait requires examination of .
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Oedostethus femoralis: /ˌiː.dɔˈstɛ.θəs ˌfɛ.məˈrɑː.lɪs/
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Distribution
Recorded from multiple Canadian provinces: Alberta (CA-AB), Manitoba (CA-MB), New Brunswick (CA-NB), Ontario (CA-ON), and Quebec (CA-QC). The ' range appears centered in eastern and central Canada, with iNaturalist documenting 4 observations.
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Taxonomic Authority
First described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1853, a prolific American entomologist who described thousands of North American .
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- From the mailbag – white lilies feeling the blues: Could it be the banded greenhouse thrips, Hercinothrips femoralis? — Bug of the Week
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