( Pseudocistela sp. )
PHOTO COMMENT
(Croctch ,1873 )
LOCATION DETAILS
RECOGNITION
BIOLOGY
CREDITS
Robert Zucker
Insect Sciences Museum of California
References
| Comb-clawed Beetle ( Pseudocistela sp. ) | |
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PHOTO COMMENT | |
| IDENTIFICATION | |
| Identification: | Pseudocistela sp. (Croctch ,1873 ) |
| Common Name: | Comb-clawed Beetle |
| Life Stage: | (A) adult |
| PHYLOGENY | |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Superorder: | Holometabola |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Subfamily: | Alleculinae |
| Genus: | Pseudocistela |
| Taxon Code: | COL02366 |
| ITIS/TSN: | 187254 |
LOCATION DETAILS | |
| Location Name | |
| Cerrito Creek, Cerrito Creek, Albany | |
| County: | Alameda County |
| ECI Site#: | CA01020119 |
RECOGNITION | |
| Description | |
| These beetles are characterized by an oval body, threadlike antennae, relatively long legs and tarsi quite elongated. Their most striking feature, however, are the combed nails of the hind tarsi, that show fine teeth. Pectinate claws gave the group its common name (not the only determining characteristic) | |
BIOLOGY | |
| Development | |
| Holometabolous | |
CREDITS | |
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Photographer Robert Zucker Insect Sciences Museum of California | |
References | |
| Genus Pseudocistela. (http://bugguide.net/node/view/89652). Accessed June 23, 2016. . | |
| ITIS. | |
| Alleculinae. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alleculinae). Accessed April 11, 2016. | |
