Microsternus ulkei

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Microsternus ulkei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Erotylidae
Genus: Microsternus
Species:
M. ulkei
Binomial name
Microsternus ulkei
(Crotch, 1873)

Microsternus ulkei is a species of pleasing fungus beetle in the family Erotylidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]

Erotylidae Family of beetles

Erotylidae, or the pleasing fungus beetles, is a family of beetles containing over 100 genera. In the present circumscription, it includes the subfamilies Dacninae, Encaustinae, Erotylinae, Megalodacninae, and Tritominae. In other words, the narrowly circumscribed Erotylidae correspond to the subfamily Erotylinae in the definition sensu lato. They feed on plant and fungal matter; some are important pollinators, while a few have gained notoriety as pests of some significance. Sometimes, useful and harmful species are found in one genus, e.g. Pharaxonotha. Most pleasing fungus beetles, however, are inoffensive animals of little significance to humans.

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References

  1. ↑ "Microsternus ulkei Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ↑ "Microsternus ulkei". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

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