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Languria taedata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Erotylidae
Genus: Languria
Species:
L. taedata
Binomial name
Languria taedata
LeConte, 1854

Languria taedata is a species of lizard beetle in the family Erotylidae. Dark and elongate, it is 9mm to 11mm long. Its larvae grow inside the stems of cordgrass. [1] It is found in North America, [2] [3] [4] especially along the eastern coastal states. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b Evans, Arthur (2014). Beetles of Eastern North American. Princeton University Press. p. 278. ISBN  9780691133041.
  2. ^ "Languria taedata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ "Languria taedata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN  978-8788757675.