Cantharis sheraldi Steury (Coleoptera: Cantharidae: Cantharini), a New Species of Soldier Beetle from Virginia, USA
Steury BW. 2020. Cantharis sheraldi Steury (Coleoptera: Cantharidae: Cantharini), a New Species of Soldier Beetle from Virginia, USA. The Colleopterists Bulletin. 44:601-604
A new species of Cantharis Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Cantharidae: Cantharini) is described, diagnosed, and illustrated from a national park site, Turkey Run Park, in Virginia, USA and compared to similar species in the genus. Cantharis (Cantharis) sheraldi Steury new species was collected in a Malaise trap set in a meadow-like, powerline right-of-way bordered on both sides by eastern deciduous forest.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Steury, Brent
- Units
- GWMP , NCR
- Keywords
- biodiversity, Bug Lab, Carabidae, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera, invertebrates
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Terrestrial Invertebrates