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Species Tritoma biguttata

Tritoma biguttata (Say) - Tritoma biguttata Pleasing Fungus Beetle - Tritoma biguttata Beetle - Tritoma biguttata Pleasing Fungus Beetle - Tritoma biguttata Tritoma biguttata ? - Tritoma biguttata Beetle - Tritoma biguttata Triplax? - Tritoma biguttata fungus beetle - Tritoma biguttata
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Cucujoidea
No Taxon (Erotylid series)
Family Erotylidae (Pleasing Fungus Beetles)
Subfamily Erotylinae (Pleasing Fungus Beetles)
Tribe Tritomini
Genus Tritoma
Species biguttata (Tritoma biguttata)
Explanation of Names
Tritoma biguttata (Say 1825)
biguttata 'two-spotted'
Size
2.6-4.5 mm(1)
Range
e NA (QC-FL to WI-KS-TX)(2)(1)
See Also
similar to T. humeralis but venter entirely pale
Works Cited
1.The Beetles of Northeastern North America, Vol. 1 and 2.
Downie, N.M., and R.H. Arnett. 1996. The Sandhill Crane Press, Gainesville, FL.
2.Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Second edition
Bousquet Y., Bouchard P., Davies A.E., Sikes D.S. 2013. ZooKeys 360: 1–402.
Contributed by tom murray on 26 August, 2007 - 3:02pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 15 April, 2019 - 9:06pm

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