Acilius sulcatus

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Interesting Facts

Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,840 meters (0 to 6,037 feet).[1]

Taxonomy

Similar Species

Members of the genus Acilius

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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 13, 2007:

• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
• Forest Research Institute, Department of Natural Forests, Coleoptera of Białowieża Forest
• NLBIF, Limnodata
• SysTax, Lobbecke Museum Dusseldorf
• SysTax, SysTax
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Bugs
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Balfour-Browne Club - Water Beetle Surveys from Britain and Ireland
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Highland Biological Recording Group - HBRG Coleoptera dataset

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 2468095
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 620683

Footnotes

1. Mean = 111.210 meters (364.862 feet), Standard Deviation = 174.560 based on 2,163 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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