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Species Telmatophilus typhae

(somthing) Fungus beetle? - Telmatophilus typhae Silken Fungus Beetle - Telmatophilus typhae Telmatophilus americanus? - Telmatophilus typhae Beetle - Telmatophilus typhae Coleoptera - Telmatophilus typhae Telmatophilus typhae? - Telmatophilus typhae Telmatophilus?  found on Typha male flowers - Telmatophilus typhae Telmatophilus?  found on Typha male flowers - Telmatophilus typhae
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 (Cucujid series)
Family Cryptophagidae (Silken Fungus Beetles)
Subfamily Cryptophaginae
Tribe Cryptophagini
Genus Telmatophilus
Species typhae (Telmatophilus typhae)
Explanation of Names
Telmatophilus typhae (Fallén 1802)
Size
Range
native to the Palaearctic, adventive in NA, with published records for Maritime Canada only (earliest specimen collected in 1986)(1), but apparently occurs over several ne. US states, too (see BG submissions)
Food
on male flowers of cattails (Typha, Typhaceae)(1)