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Sphecomyiella nelsoni
Sphecomyiella nelsoni is a species of pyrgotid fly described by Kondratieff & Fitzgerald in 1993. The species is currently recognized as a synonym of Pyrgota nelsoni, reflecting taxonomic revisions within the family Pyrgotidae. Pyrgotid flies are a small family of Diptera known for their distinctive biology as parasitoids of scarab beetles.
Sphenophorus crenatus
Sphenophorus crenatus is a weevil species described by Gyllenhal in 1838. It is currently treated as an ambiguous synonym of Cactophagus crenatus in modern taxonomic databases. The species belongs to the family Dryophthoridae, a group formerly classified within Curculionidae. Like other members of the genus Sphenophorus (billbugs), it is presumed to have a weevil body plan with an elongated snout, though specific morphological details for this particular species are not well documented in available sources.
Teretrius latebricola
clown beetle
Teretrius latebricola is a small histerid beetle described by Lewis in 1901. The species is currently treated as a synonym of Aymericetrius latebricola by some taxonomic authorities, though both names remain in use across different databases. It is recorded from eastern North America, with observations from both Canada and the United States. As a member of the Abraeinae subfamily, it belongs to a group of minute histerids often associated with decaying organic matter.