Acanthinus exilis explained

Acanthinus exilis is a species of antlike flower beetle in the family Anthicidae. It is found in North America.

Further reading

• Book: American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. 2002. Chandler . Donald S.. Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. Thomas . Michael C.. Skelley . Paul E.. Frank . J. Howard. CRC Press. Family 117: Anthicidae Latreille, 1819. 549–558. 978-0-8493-0954-0.
• A Revision of the Acanthinus (Coleoptera: Anthicidae). IX. The Leporinus, Scitulus, Cuyabanus, and Myrmecops-Groups. 1970. Werner . Floyd G.. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 63. 3. 718–731. 10.1093/aesa/63.3.718.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-26090-0.