Bolitobius cingulatus

Mannerheim, 1830

Bolitobius cingulatus is a rove beetle (Staphylinidae) in the Mycetoporinae. The has a broad native distribution across Europe and northern Asia, and has been introduced to North America where it is now established across much of Canada and the northern United States. Records from iNaturalist suggest it is regularly encountered but not particularly abundant.

Bolitobius cingulatus Mannerheim, 1830 by URSchmidt. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Bolitobius cingulatus: //bɒlɪˈtəʊbiəs sɪŋɡjʊˈleɪtəs//

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Distribution

Native: Europe, Ukraine, Russia (European Russia, western and eastern Siberia, Russian Far East), Azerbaijan, China (Heilongjiang). Introduced and established: Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan), USA (Alaska, Alabama, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Virginia).

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