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Phalacridae, Acylomus - Acylomus
Copyright © 2009 MJ Hatfield

Phalacridae, Acylomus - Acylomus
Pawnee, Harrison County, Missouri, USA
July 27, 2009
Size: 3+ mm
Sweep net of pasture/grassland for the ISU/Iowa DNR Patch, Burn, Graze project.
Adults and inside of grasses, larvae, pupa, and an adult.

Some Phalacridids (larvae and adults) feed on spores of fungi ("American Beetles", Arnett). I do not know the species of grass in the sample but this geographic area has a lot of tall fescue with an associated fungal endophyte.
Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 1 November, 2009 - 9:43pm
Last updated 7 March, 2014 - 3:41pm

Moved
Moved from Acylomus.
… Tim Loh, 1 November, 2013 - 12:54am

Moved
Moved from Shining Flower Beetles.
… John R. Maxwell, 31 January, 2010 - 11:03pm

Acylomus sp.
Acylomus sp.
… Matthew L. Gimmel, 31 January, 2010 - 11:02pm

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