Lordithon niger
(Gravenhorst, 1802)
Black Lordithon Rove Beetle
Lordithon niger is a rove beetle (Staphylinidae: Mycetoporinae) in the Lordithon, originally described by Gravenhorst in 1802. A lectotype was designated by Campbell (1982) in his taxonomic revision of North and Central American Lordithon. The is broadly distributed across eastern North America.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Lordithon niger: /ˈlɔːrdɪθɒn ˈnaɪɡər/
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Distribution
Eastern North America: Canada (New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec) and United States (Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia).
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Taxonomic history
Originally described by Gravenhorst in 1802. Campbell (1982) designated a lectotype for this in his revision of the Lordithon for North and Central America.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- Catalogue of Life
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