Species Monotoma testacea

Monotoma, maybe not bicolor - Monotoma testacea

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)

Superfamily Cucujoidea

Family Monotomidae (Minute Clubbed Beetles)

Subfamily Monotominae

Genus Monotoma

Species testacea (Monotoma testacea)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Monotoma quadraria Casey 1916

Explanation of Names

Monotoma testacea Motschulsky 1845

Size

1.8-2.2 mm(1)

Range

native to, and widespread across the Palaearctic, adventive and widespread in NA (QC-AB to MD-KS-TX-CA) and elsewhere (S. America, New Zealand)(1)(2)(3)

Habitat

rotting plant debris, incl. compost, hay/straw(3); mills/granaries(1)

Season

more often collected during fall/winter(3)

Works Cited

1.	Taxonomic review of the Canadian species of the genus Monotoma Herbst (Coleoptera: Monotomidae) Bousquet Y., LaPlante S. (1999). 2000. Proc. Ent. Soc. Ontario 130: 67-96.

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.	Polish Biodiversity Information Network • Coleoptera Poloniae

Contributed by v belov on 14 February, 2014 - 4:59am
Last updated 14 February, 2014 - 6:50am

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