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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Cucujoidea » Erotylid series » Pleasing Fungus Beetles (Erotylidae) » Pleasing Fungus Beetles (Erotylinae) » Tritomini » Triplax » Triplax thoracica

Species Triplax thoracica

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Works Cited
Pleasing Fungus Beetles Triplax sp - Triplax thoracica Pleasing Fungus Beetles Triplax sp - Triplax thoracica Pleasing Fungus Beetle - Triplax thoracica Tetratoma sp. (?) - Triplax thoracica Triplax? - Triplax thoracica Triplax thoracica Triplax thoracica Triplax thoracica
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 Triplax
Species thoracica (Triplax thoracica)
Explanation of Names
Triplax thoracica Say 1825
Size
3-5.6 mm(1)
Identification
T. flavicollis vs. T. thoracica
Range
e. NA to n. AB (NB-FL to AB-NM) - Map (1)(2),
Food
Includes oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus):
Works Cited
1.The Pleasing Fungus Beetles (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) of Nebraska
Goodrich M.A., Springer C.A. 1999. Trans. Nebr. Acad. Sci. 25: 53-71.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Joyce Gross on 8 February, 2009 - 6:06pm
Additional contributions by Bbarnd, Mike Quinn, ceiseman, v belov
Last updated 14 August, 2023 - 2:50pm

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