Carcinocephalus flavidus
| Carcinocephalus flavidus | |
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| Carcinocephalus flavidus in Calais, Vermont | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Genus: | Carcinocephalus |
| Species: | C. flavidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Carcinocephalus flavidus (Hamilton, 1895) | |
Carcinocephalus flavidus, or the winter rove beetle,[1] is a species of rove beetle found in North America.[2][3] It exhibits wing dimorphism between sexes, where males can be wingless, but females always are.[4][5] The species was originally described as Omalium flavidum.[4]
This beetle is found on snow in winter.
References
- ^ "Carcinocephalus flavidus (Hamilton, 1895)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
- ^ "Carcinocephalus flavidus (winter rove beetle)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ^ Brattain, R.M.; Steury, B.W.; Newton, A.F.; Thayer, M.K.; Holland, J.D. (2019). "The rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) of the George Washington Memorial Parkway, with a checklist of regional species" (PDF). Banisteria. 53: 27–71.
- ^ a b Thayer, Margaret K. (1992). "Discovery of sexual wing dimorphism in Staphylinidae (Coleoptera): "Omalium" flavidum, and a discussion of wing dimorphism in insects". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 100 (4): 540–573. JSTOR 25009991.
- ^ "Snow beetle - Carcinocephalus flavidus". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2025-02-28.