Strawberry Sap Beetle
Stelidota geminata (Say, 1825)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Coleoptera |
| Family | Nitidulidae |
| Genus | Stelidota |
| Species | Stelidota geminata (Say, 1825) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Kentucky.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky
Counties
- Kentucky
- Larue
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- Canada
- NU
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- Ontario
- SU Unrankable
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Rhode Island
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Niemiller, M.L., Maxwell, E. & Higgs, J.P. 2024. A biological inventory of Sinking Spring Cave at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, Larue County, Kentucky, USA. U.S. National Park Service, Hodgenville, Kentucky, USA. 21 pp.
How to cite this account
Stelidota geminata (Say, 1825). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2957. https://cavebiology.org/species/stelidota-geminata/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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