Hypocaccus sparsus
Casey, 1916
clown beetle
Hypocaccus sparsus is a of clown beetle in the Histeridae, first described by Casey in 1916. The species is found in North America, with records from Florida and South Carolina. As a member of Histeridae, it belongs to a family of small, compact beetles commonly associated with decaying organic matter. Specific ecological details for this species remain poorly documented.
Pronunciation
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Distribution
Recorded from Florida and South Carolina in the southeastern United States. The is considered present in North America broadly, though precise range boundaries are undefined.
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Taxonomic history
Originally described by Thomas Lincoln Casey Jr. in 1916, a prominent American entomologist known for his extensive work on North American Coleoptera.
Data limitations
Despite being a described with a known type locality, H. sparsus has no observations in iNaturalist and minimal published biological information beyond taxonomic records.