Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Histeridae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Coleoptera Subfamily Histerinae | |
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Similar Margarinotus, Hister unicolor, Thanatophilus sinuatus, Hister, Saprinus | ||
Margarinotus brunneus is a species of beetles belonging to the family Histeridae.
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Description
Margarinotus brunneus can reach a length of about 55–85 millimetres (2.2–3.3 in). Body is shiny black in colour. These beetles are characterized by the presence on the pronotum of complete marginal stria, by two lateral pronotal striae and basal fragments of the 5th dorsal striae.
Distribution
This species is present in most of Europe. It has been introduced into eastern N America.
References
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