Carcinocephalus flavidus
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| Carcinocephalus flavidus | |
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| Carcinocephalus flavidus in Calais, Vermont | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Genus: | Carcinocephalus |
| Species: | C. flavidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Carcinocephalus flavidus (Hamilton, 1895) | |
Carcinocephalus flavidus, or the winter rove beetle,[1] is a species of rove beetle found in North America.[2][3] It exhibits wing dimorphism between sexes, where males can be wingless, but females always are.[4][5] The species was originally described as Omalium flavidum.[4]
This beetle is found on snow in winter.
