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Species Mycetophagus punctatus

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Tenebrionoidea
Family Mycetophagidae (Hairy Fungus Beetles)
Tribe Mycetophagini
Genus Mycetophagus
No Taxon (subgenus Mycetophagus)
Species punctatus (Mycetophagus punctatus)
Explanation of Names
Mycetophagus punctatus Say 1826
Numbers
4.6-6.3 mm(1)
Range
e NA, CA (NS-SK to GA-TX, CA) - Map (1)(2), uncommon along coastal plains of LA-GA-NC, and in CA
Habitat
Adults common under loose bark and on fungi(3)
Life Cycle
Remarks
adults come to lights
Works Cited
1.Revision of nearctic Mycetophagidae (Coleoptera)
Parsons C.T. 1975. Col. Bull. 29: 93-108.
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.
3.Beetles of Eastern North America
Arthur V. Evans. 2014. Princeton University Press.