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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Handsome Fungus Beetles (Endomychidae) » Trochoideus » Trochoideus desjardinsi
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An exotic endomychid - Trochoideus desjardinsi - male
Copyright © 2008 Michael C. Thomas

An exotic endomychid - Trochoideus desjardinsi - Male
Homestead, Dade County, Florida, USA
Size: 4 mm
Trochoideus desjardinsi, an Asian termitophilus or myrmecophilus endomychid established in South Florida.
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Contributed by Michael C. Thomas on 19 September, 2008 - 4:04pm

host?
is the host/hosts known?
… Kojun Kanda, 25 September, 2008 - 2:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Did you mean insect associate or fungus?
Because it's described as a termitophile *or* myrmecophile my guess is the insect association is unknown. Assuming it is a fungivore, it might very well be a fungus cultivated by ants. Are any termites known to farm fungi?
… Jim McClarin, 25 September, 2008 - 5:00pm login or register to post comments

No basal pronotal furrows
like all the nearctic ones seem to have.
… Jim McClarin, 19 September, 2008 - 6:37pm login or register to post comments

 
in fact, quite a few NA genera have none
*
… v belov, 19 September, 2008 - 7:05pm login or register to post comments

 
We'll have to get some on bugguide then
!
… Jim McClarin, 19 September, 2008 - 9:04pm login or register to post comments

i'm in awe
Michael, could you please take a look at a FL weevil here? seems quite distinct to me. Thnx!
… v belov, 19 September, 2008 - 4:33pm login or register to post comments

 
It is awsome
On the weevil, offhand I think you're probably right but I'll have to check specimens Monday.
… Michael C. Thomas, 19 September, 2008 - 6:09pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Handsome Fungus Beetles.
… Brad Barnd, 19 September, 2008 - 4:28pm login or register to post comments

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