Stored Grain Hairy Fungus Beetle
Litargus balteatus LeConte, 1856
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Coleoptera |
| Family | Mycetophagidae |
| Genus | Litargus |
| Species | Litargus balteatus LeConte, 1856 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglophile
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from two counties in Iowa.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Iowa
Counties
- Iowa
- Hardin, Jackson
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- United States
- NNR
- Canada
- N4 Apparently Secure
Subnational ranks
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
- Ontario
- SU Unrankable
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Peck, S.B. & Christiansen, K. 1990. Evolution and zoogeography of the invertebrate cave faunas of the Driftless Area of the upper Mississippi River Valley of Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois, U.S.A. Canadian Journal of Zoology 68: 73–88. doi:10.1139/z90-012
How to cite this account
Litargus balteatus LeConte, 1856. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2588. https://cavebiology.org/species/litargus-balteatus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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