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Episernus

Thomson, 1863

Episernus is a genus of beetles [1] ranging in the Holarctic and of western distribution in North America, including the Palearctic and the Nearctic. Episernus is similar to Ernobius , but the side margin of the pronotum in the anterior part is effaced, and the antennae are 10-segmented. [1] They consume conifers. For males, the body is more slender. In females, the antennae are shorter. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Genus Episernus - BugGuide.Net", BugGuide.net, web: BG-412.