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Trochoideus desjardinsi
Species
Trochoideus desjardinsi
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder
Polyphaga
No Taxon
(Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily
Coccinelloidea
No Taxon
(Coccinellid group)
Family
Endomychidae (Handsome Fungus Beetles)
Genus
Trochoideus
Species
desjardinsi
(Trochoideus desjardinsi)
Explanation of Names
Trochoideus desjardinsi
Guérin-Méneville 1857
Range
native to so. Asia, established in so. FL; "The range [...] is approximately coextensive with the Old World distribution of the coconut palm, but no definite relation with the plant is known" (
Stroehker 1958
)
Habitat
termito-/myrmecophilous
Internet References
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Last updated 16 February, 2015 - 10:56am