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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Derodontoidea » Tooth-necked Fungus Beetles (Derodontidae) » Derodontus » Derodontus esotericus
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derodontus larva? - Derodontus esotericus
Copyright © 2013 roar

derodontus larva? - Derodontus esotericus
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
November 10, 2013
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Contributed by roar on 10 November, 2013 - 11:18am
Last updated 15 July, 2023 - 4:59pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… roar, 27 November, 2013 - 9:24pm login or register to post comments

Can you give us any more information?
What is it feeding on, what size was it? Did it have urogomphi? Can't see the posterior end at all.
… Natalie Hernandez, 10 November, 2013 - 7:43pm login or register to post comments

 
on a fungus
It was small, probably 1-2mm.
The same fungus was also covered by adult Derodontus beetles, which is why I'm thinking this is the larva.
The fungus can be seen in this pic (the red fungus):
… roar, 10 November, 2013 - 7:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Ah, interesting.
That helps. I'll look around, I have never identified larvae in this family before.
… Natalie Hernandez, 10 November, 2013 - 7:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Glad to hear that
Unfortunately I didn't get any other pics (this one was actually a crop of a larger picture) so hopefully this is enough. I'll try to find a larva again in a few days; I know exactly where the log with the fungi can be found.
… roar, 10 November, 2013 - 7:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Sweet.
This one is fairly small, so perhaps it is an earlier instar.
… Natalie Hernandez, 10 November, 2013 - 7:57pm login or register to post comments

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