Euconnus flavitarsis

(LeConte, 1852)

Euconnus flavitarsis is a minute rove beetle in the Staphylinidae, described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1852. The epithet 'flavitarsis' refers to yellow (leg segments), a distinctive coloration feature. It belongs to the hyperdiverse Euconnus, which contains hundreds of species of small beetles often referred to as 'ant-like stone beetles' due to their diminutive size and habitus. The species has been recorded across eastern North America and parts of Canada, with scattered records extending west to Colorado.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Euconnus flavitarsis: /juːˈkɒn.nəs ˌflævɪˈtɑːr.sɪs/

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Distribution

Recorded from Canada (New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec) and the United States (Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, West Virginia, Wisconsin; possibly South Carolina).

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