Saprinus discoidalis is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Saprinus discoidalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Histeridae
Genus: Saprinus
Species:
S. discoidalis
Binomial name
Saprinus discoidalis
J. L. LeConte, 1851

Subspecies

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These two subspecies belong to the species Saprinus discoidalis:

  • Saprinus discoidalis amplus Casey
  • Saprinus discoidalis discoidalis

References

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  1. ^ "Saprinus discoidalis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Saprinus discoidalis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2015). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-29685-5.