Numbers
19 species in North America (
nearctica.com)
8 species in Canada (Checklist of Beetles of Canada and Alaska)
Identification
most species have reddish-orange pronotum and black elytra; T. festiva has broad orange band across middle of elytra
Range
United States and southern Canada
Habitat
in woodlands either on gill fungi in the genus Pleurotus or polypore fungi in the genus Inonotus
Season
April to October in Illinois; year-round in southern states
Food
larvae and adults feed either on gill fungi in the genus Pleurotus or polypore fungi in the genus Inonotus
Internet References
adult image and distribution map of
T. festiva plus description, biology, and references (Joe McHugh, U. of Georgia)
live adult image of
T. festiva (Coleoptera of Great Smoky Mountains National Park [in NC/TN], Chris Carlton, Louisiana State U.)
The Pleasing Fungus Beetles of Illinois; PDF doc - description, illustrations, distribution, key to Illinois species, and biology (Michael Goodrich, Eastern Illinois U., and Paul Skelley, U. of Florida)
list of species in North America, plus distribution (Paul Skelley, U. of Florida)
distribution of Erotylidae in Canada; list - PDF doc (J.M. Campbell, Checklist of Beetles of Canada and Alaska)
