Bryophacis smetanai

Campbell, 1993

Bryophacis smetanai is a small rove beetle (Staphylinidae: Mycetoporinae) described by Campbell in 1993 as part of a comprehensive taxonomic revision of North American Bryophacis. It belongs to the tribe Bolitobiini, a group of mycophagous staphylinids associated with fungal substrates. The was established based on morphological examination of specimens from across northern North America.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Bryophacis smetanai: /ˌbraɪoʊˈfækɪs smɛˈtænaɪ/

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Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon) and USA (Alaska, Arizona, California, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin).

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