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Species Megalodacne heros

Classification · Numbers · Size · Identification · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Pleasing Fungus Beetle - Megalodacne heros Orange & Black Beetle - Megalodacne heros Meglodacne heros - Megalodacne heros Beetle - Megalodacne heros Megalodacne fasciata? - Megalodacne heros Megalodacne fasciata? - Megalodacne heros Beetle - Megalodacne heros Beetle? - Megalodacne heros
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
Species heros (Megalodacne heros)
Numbers
One of two Nearctic species.
Size
18-21 mm
Identification
See Also
Megalodacne heros, which is larger, and which 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
(1)
(2)
Internet References
Side by Side Comparison of Megalodacne heros and M. fasciata
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 6 November, 2007 - 4:06pm

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