Sepedophilus marshami
(Stephens, 1832)
A small rove beetle in the Tachyporinae. Native to the Palearctic region, with documented introduction to eastern North America. First recorded in the Nearctic region from Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec) and the United States (New Hampshire).
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Distribution
Native to Europe, Russia (European and eastern Siberia), Turkey, Armenia, Tunisia, Kazakhstan, and South Korea. Introduced to eastern North America: Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec) and the United States (New Hampshire). Records from the Azores and Korea are considered erroneous.
Human Relevance
Documented case of transatlantic introduction, likely through human-mediated transport; no known economic or ecological impact has been reported.
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Nomenclatural history
Originally described as Conurus marshami by Stephens in 1832; later transferred to Sepedophilus Gistel. The generic placement has been discussed in relation to related group names Conurus Stephens, Conosoma Kraatz, and Conosomus Motschulsky.