Tachinus picipes
Erichson, 1839
Tachinus picipes is a of in the , first described by Erichson in 1839. It is distributed across eastern North America, with records from Canada and the United States. As a member of the Tachyporinae, it belongs to a group of rove beetles often associated with decaying matter and fungal . The species epithet 'picipes' refers to the pitch-black () coloration of the legs.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Tachinus picipes: //təˈkaɪ.nəs ˈpɪ.sɪˌpiːz//
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Distribution
Eastern North America: Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec) and United States (Connecticut, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia).
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
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