scalloped false wireworm beetle
(Embaphion muricatum (Say, 1824))


Invasive Listing Sources


No reference that we have lists this species as invasive in North America. This species is included for comparison to other species that are considered invasive.

Taxonomic Rank


Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Infraclass: Neoptera
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Tenebrionoidea
Family: Tenebrionidae
Subfamily: Tenebrioninae
Tribe: Amphidorini
Genus: Embaphion
Subject: Embaphion muricata (Say, 1824)

Synonyms and Other Names


Other Common Names:
darkling beetle

Related Scientific Names:
Embaphion muricatum (Synonym)