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Hololepta sp. Hololepta sp. Paykull, 1811

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Coleoptera > Family Histeridae > Genus Hololepta Hololepta sp. - Hololepta sp. - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/14675

Note especially wide and flattened body shape befitting a species that lives under bark.

This genus specializes in life under the bark of decaying hardwoods.

There are 2 records in the project database.

A Hololepta sp. in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/14/2013). Photo by Bill Johnson. (MBP list)

A Hololepta species in Howard Co., Maryland (5/5/2016). Verified by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)(More of this species)

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