Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Enneatoma
Numbers
Nearctica lists 14 species for North America north of Mexico:
Caenocara affine Boheman 1858 (Dorcatoma)
Caenocara bicolor Germar 1824 (Dorcatoma)
Caenocara blanchardi Fall 1905 (Caenocara)
Caenocara californicum LeConte 1878 (Caenocara)
Caenocara frontale Fall 1905 (Caenocara)
Caenocara ineptum Fall 1905 (Caenocara)
Caenocara laterale LeConte 1878 (Caenocara)
Caenocara neomexicanum Fall 1905 (Caenocara)
Caenocara nigricorne Manee 1915 (Caenocara)
Caenocara oculata Say 1824 (Dorcatoma)
Caenocara ovale Fall 1905 (Caenocara)
Caenocara scymnoides LeConte 1865 (Caenocara)
Caenocara simile Say 1835 (Dorcatoma)
Caenocara tenuipalpum Fall 1905 (Caenocara)
Food
Larvae develop in puffballs (Lycoperdaceae, Sclerodermataceae)
Remarks
Caenocara Thomson, 1859; Type species: C.bovistae (Hoffmann, 1803) (Palearctic)
One easy way to collect adults, pupae, and larvae is to break open ripe puffballs and shake them in a fine-mesh seive or sifter until most of the powdery spores have been eliminated. The remaining debris is likely to contain puffball beetles of all stages. This technique should be performed outdoors. Don't stand downwind or you'll be covered with spores. If you use a sifter, don't crank the handle or you'll have pureed beetles.
