Species Megalodacne heros

Classification · Numbers · Size · Identification · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Pleasing Fungus Beetle - Megalodacne heros

Megalodacne fasciata? - 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

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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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