Dinothenarus saphyrinus
(LeConte, 1861)
Dinothenarus saphyrinus is a in the , first described by LeConte in 1861. The belongs to the Dinothenarus, a group within the large and diverse rove beetle family. Records indicate it occurs in western North America, with confirmed observations from British Columbia, Canada. Like other staphylinids, it has short that leave most of the exposed. The genus Dinothenarus is relatively small and poorly documented in the literature.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Dinothenarus saphyrinus: /ˌdaɪnoʊˈθɛnərəs səˈfaɪrɪnəs/
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Distribution
British Columbia, Canada. The has been recorded from this province based on distribution data, though precise locality details are not specified in available sources.
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Taxonomic Note
The Dinothenarus is part of the Staphylininae within . in this genus are not well-studied, and detailed morphological descriptions for D. saphyrinus specifically are lacking in readily accessible literature. The name has been stable since its original description by LeConte in 1861.
Data Availability
As of the knowledge cutoff, this has limited published information. The 131 iNaturalist observations suggest it is encountered with some regularity by naturalists, but these observations have not been synthesized into formal species accounts.