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Species Trochoideus desjardinsi

An exotic endomychid - Trochoideus desjardinsi - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)

Superfamily Coccinelloidea

No Taxon (Coccinellid group)

Family Endomychidae (Handsome Fungus Beetles)

Genus Trochoideus

Species desjardinsi (Trochoideus desjardinsi)

Explanation of Names

Trochoideus desjardinsi Guérin-Méneville 1857

Range

native to so. Asia, established in so. FL; "The range [...] is approximately coextensive with the Old World distribution of the coconut palm, but no definite relation with the plant is known" (Stroehker 1958)

Habitat

termito-/myrmecophilous

Internet References

Fact sheet(1)

Works Cited

1.	PaDIL – High quality images and information tools designed for Biosecurity and Biodiversity

Contributed by Brad Barnd on 19 September, 2008 - 4:28pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov
Last updated 16 February, 2015 - 10:56am

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