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Leptinus

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Leptinus is a genus of mammal-nest beetles in the family Leiodidae, sometimes referred to as "mouse nest beetles". There are at least 3 described species in Leptinus.

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It is catalogued under the topic Leiodidae.

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Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderColeoptera
  5. FamilyLeiodidae
Observations25

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Specimen records
44
Family
Leiodidae
Collections
INHS, UD, FMNH
Recorded in
United States

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Platypsyllinae
Image
Leptinus testaceus Müller, 1817 (3389119475).jpg
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taxon name
Leptinus
taxon rank
genus
taxon common name
Mouse Nest Beetles
Commons category
Leptinus
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Leptinus is a genus of mammal-nest beetles in the family Leiodidae, sometimes referred to as "mouse nest beetles". There are at least 3 described species in Leptinus.

==Species== Leptinus americanus LeConte, 1866 Leptinus occidentamericanus Peck, 1982 Leptinus orientamericanus Peck, 1982

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