Gauropterus fulgidus
Classification
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Coleoptera
- Suborder: Polyphaga
- Superfamily: Staphylinoidea
- Family: Staphylinidae
- Subfamily: Xantholininae
- Tribe: Xantholinini
- Genus: Gauropterus
- Species: fulgidus
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Gauropterus fulgidus: /ɡɔːɹɒptɛɹəs fʊldʒɪdəs/
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Summary
Gauropterus fulgidus (Fabricius 1787) is a species of rove beetles native to Europe.
Distribution
Native to Europe, now nearly cosmopolitan; adventive in North America (earliest specimen from Boston, MA 1894; introduced to the west coast much later)
Tags
- Gauropterus
- fulgidus
- rove beetle
- insect
- coleoptera
- native species
- cosmopolitan