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Genus Megalodacne

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Cucujoidea (Flower, Flat Bark and Ladybird Beetles)
Family Erotylidae (Pleasing Fungus Beetles)
Subfamily Erotylinae (Pleasing Fungus Beetles)
Genus Megalodacne
Pronunciation
meg-al-o-DAK-nee
Explanation of Names
Author of genus is Crotch, 1873.
Numbers
Two Nearctic species.
Identification
Adults large, brightly colored/patterned.
Larvae (found in bracket fungi) are highly sclerotized.
Range
Eastern United States and Canada
Life Cycle
Larvae feed on bracket fungi. Adults overwinter under bark, often in groups.
Remarks
Megalodacne fasciata is easily confused with Megalodacne heros. M. heros is larger, and lacks the rows of fine punctures on the eltrya that are characteristic of M. fasciata. See the link to a side-by-side comparison, below.
Print References
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Internet References
Side by Side Comparison of Megalodacne heros and M. fasciata
Erotylidae of North America
Works Cited
1.A Manual of Common Beetles of Eastern North America
By Dillon, Elizabeth S., and Dillon, Lawrence
2.How to Know the Beetles
By Ross H. Arnett, N. M. Downie, H. E. Jaques
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Stephen Cresswell
Last updated 11 March, 2008 - 12:39pm

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