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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Fungus, Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles (Tenebrionoidea) » Darkling Beetles (Tenebrionidae) » Diaperinae » Diaperini » Diaperina » Neomida » Neomida bicornis

Species Neomida bicornis

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Beetle - Neomida bicornis - female Small beetle - Neomida bicornis - male Beetle ID - Neomida bicornis Fungus Teneb - Neomida bicornis - male Coleoptera - Neomida bicornis Coleoptera - Neomida bicornis - female Neomida bicornis - female Darkling Beetle - Neomida bicornis - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Tenebrionoidea (Fungus, Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles)
Family Tenebrionidae (Darkling Beetles)
Subfamily Diaperinae
Tribe Diaperini
Subtribe Diaperina
Genus Neomida
Species bicornis (Neomida bicornis)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Orig. Comb: Hispa bicornis Fabricius 1777
Syn: Hoplocephala bicornis (Fabricius)
Explanation of Names
Males have two "horns"
Numbers
1 of 4 Nearctic species in the genus.
Size
3-4 mm.
Identification
Metallic blue-green to green, though may appear dark depending upon the light. Elytra striae have deep punctures. Pronotum may be brownish or reddish/orangish. (Percentage with red-orange pronotum decreases northward). Males sport a pair of horns between the eyes. Not easily visible in the field is a second pair of horns on the male's clypeus. Legs light brown.
Range
Eastern United States: Massachusetts south to Florida, west to Minnesota, Texas.
Habitat
Found in fungi or under bark.
Food
Fungi.
Print References
Arnett, Downie, and Jaques, page 263.(1)
Dillon and Dillon, pages 466-467.(2)
Papp, page 168. (3)
Internet References
Eastern Tenebrioniformes
Beetles of Florida--gives range
Works Cited
1.How to Know the Beetles
By Ross H. Arnett, N. M. Downie, H. E. Jaques
2.A Manual of Common Beetles of Eastern North America
By Dillon, Elizabeth S., and Dillon, Lawrence
3.Introduction to North American Beetles
By Charles S. Papp
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 14 October, 2005 - 5:10am
Additional contributions by cotinis, Stephen Cresswell, Bbarnd, Mike Quinn
Last updated 14 August, 2010 - 11:42am

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