Leptinillus validus explained

Leptinillus validus, the beaver nest beetle, is a species of round fungus beetle in the family Leiodidae.^{[1] [2]} It is found in North America.^[2]

References

• Majka C, Langor D (2008). "The Leiodidae (Coleoptera) of Atlantic Canada: new records, faunal composition, and zoogeography". ZooKeys 2: 357–402.
• Peck, Stewart B. (2007). "Distribution and biology of the ectoparasitic beetles Leptinillus validus (Horn) and L. aplodontiae Ferris of North America (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Platypsyllinae)". Insecta Mundi, no. 0003, 1–7.
• Peck, Stewart B. / Arnett, Ross H. Jr. and Michael C. Thomas, eds. (2001). "Family 19. Leiodidae Fleming, 1821". American Beetles, vol. 1: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia, 250–258.

External links

• NCBI Taxonomy Browser, Leptinillus validus

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leptinillus validus Species Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-03.
2. Web site: Leptinillus validus Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-02-03.