Hairy Fungus Beetle - Mycetophagus serrulata

Moved--thanks

Moved from Mycetophagus pluripunctatus. Thanks for the correction, Don!

… Cotinis, 15 April, 2008 - 11:10am

Mycetophagus serrulatae

would be my id.The antennal club is indistinct/more clavate, while in M. plurip*unctatus the antennal club is distinct and formed by the apical 5 antennomeres. The color patterns are somewhat similar, with serrulatae not quite so light - with a greater amount of dark markings.

… Donald S. Chandler, 15 April, 2008 - 9:32am

Moved

Moved from Mycetophagus.

… Cotinis, 4 October, 2007 - 6:01am

what do you think of . . .

this species?
My greetings to Martin, whom I know from his German times!

… Boris Büche, 4 October, 2007 - 2:50am

Hi Boris

still could not find your email... Just email me (Phycus(at)gmail.com
Have not heard from you in a long time....
Love your SE-Asian beetle page!
Martin

… Martin Hauser, 4 November, 2007 - 10:37am

Mycetophagus pluripunctatus LeConte, 1856

Yes, that sure looks good--excellent find. The notation on the Harvard record says:
Southern States; Gulf States; Va., N.C., S.C., easternTenn.?, Ga., Ala., Miss., Fla., Ark?, La
None of the other types imaged at Harvard look close, of course it is a large genus.

Mycetophagus pluripunctatus is also listed as collected by Brimley, p. 182 (1) from Raleigh (December) and Retreat (June).

Excellent--I'm satisfied enough to move it to a guide.

… Cotinis, 4 October, 2007 - 6:00am

Mycetophagus sp.

a Mycetophagid. The head and pronotum are a bit deflexed/out-of-focus, or I might have hazarded a guess.

… Donald S. Chandler, 2 October, 2007 - 10:02pm

Thanks very much

Thank you. It looks different from any Mycetophagus we have at the moment, but there are plenty of them.
If I have a shot showing the head better, I will add it.

… Cotinis, 3 October, 2007 - 4:25am

Slightly better focus

I don't know if this helps--this show had better focus on the pronotum, at least:

Thanks again for your help.

… Cotinis, 3 October, 2007 - 8:52am