Atheta novaescotiae is a species of rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] It lives in a marine seashore environment, and has adaptations similar to rove beetles of the genus Tarphiota, which also live in these habitats.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Genus: | Atheta |
| Species: | A. novaescotiae
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| Atheta novaescotiae Klimaszewski & Majka in Klimaszewski, Majka & Langor, 2006
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References
edit- ^ "Atheta novaescotiae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Atheta novaescotiae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Atheta novaescotiae species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ Klimaszewski, Jan; Majka, Christopher G.; Langor, David (March 2006). "Review of the North American Tarphiota Casey, with a description of a new seashore-inhabiting Atheta species exhibiting convergent characteristics (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae)". Entomological Science. 9 (1): 67–78. doi:10.1111/j.1479-8298.2006.00155.x.
Further reading
edit- Lohse, G. A.; Klimaszewski, J.; Smetana, A. (1990). "Revision of the Arctic Aleocharinae of North America (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 44 (2): 121–202. JSTOR 4008713.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2015). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-29685-5.
External links
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