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Species Triplax thoracica

Pleasing Fungus Beetles Triplax sp - 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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