Sepedophilus velocipes
(Casey, 1895)
Sepedophilus velocipes is a of rove beetle (Staphylinidae: Tachyporinae) described by Casey in 1895. The species name S. virginiae Casey, 1911 was synonymized with S. velocipes in a 1976 taxonomic revision of the . The species is assigned to a species group based on morphological examination of Nearctic and related faunas. Diagnostic characters include male and female eighth abdominal sternites and tergites and male genitalia.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Sepedophilus velocipes: //sɛˌpɛdəˈfaɪləs vəˈlɒsɪˌpiːz//
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Distribution
Eastern North America: Canada (Nova Scotia, Ontario) and United States (Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont).