Mimodacne

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Mimodacne
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Mimodacne rhodesiaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Infraorder:
Cucujiformia
Superfamily:
Cucujoidea
Family:
Erotylidae
Subfamily:
Dacninae
Genus:
Mimodacne

Bedel, 1917

Mimodacne is a genus of beetles in the family Erotylidae. It was described by Ernest Marie Louis Bedel in 1917.

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.

Ernest Marie Louis Bedel French entomologist (1849–1922)

Ernest Marie Louis Bedel was a French entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera.

This genus comprises some species previously included in Megalodacne but in which the club of the antenna is very large and markedly asymmetrical. [1]

<i>Megalodacne</i> Genus of beetles

Megalodacne is a genus of fungivorous beetles in the family Erotylidae.

Species

<i>Mimodacne rhodesiaca</i> Species of beetle

Mimodacne rhodesiaca is a species of beetles in the family Erotylidae.

[2] [3] [4] [5]

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<i>Tritoma</i> Genus of beetles

Tritoma is a genus of beetles in the family Erotylidae, the pleasing fungus beetles. It is distributed worldwide, mainly in the Old World. There are over 100 species.

Nemonychidae Family of beetles

Nemonychidae is a small family of weevils, placed within the primitive weevil group because they have straight rather than elbowed antennae. They are often called pine flower weevils. As in the Anthribidae, the labrum appears as a separate segment to the clypeus, and the maxillary palps are long and projecting. Nemonychidae have all ventrites free, while Anthribidae have ventrites 1-4 connate or partially fused. Nemonychidae lack lateral carinae on the pronotum, while these are usually present, though may be short, in Anthribidae.

Ethiopoeus is a monotypic genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. The sole species, Ethiopoeus croesus was moved from genus Meliboeus in 2008. This beetle is native to Africa.

Lumawigia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to the Philippines.

Strandietta is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to the Afrotropic ecozone.

Cyrtomorphus is a genus of pleasing fungus beetles. Species are found in the Far East Asia.

Ischyrus dunedinensis, the three-spotted pleasing fungus beetle, is a species of pleasing fungus beetle in the family Erotylidae. It is found in North America.

Lepidotoramus is a genus of beetles in the family Erotylidae.

<i>Ischyrus</i> Genus of beetles

Ischyrus is a genus of pleasing fungus beetles in the family Erotylidae. There are at least three described species in Ischyrus.

<i>Languria</i> Genus of beetles

Languria is a genus of lizard beetles in the family Erotylidae. There are about 15 described species in Languria.

Pseudischyrus is a genus of pleasing fungus beetles in the family Erotylidae. There are at least three described species in Pseudischyrus.

Hirsutotriplax is a genus of pleasing fungus beetles in the family Erotylidae. There is at least one described species in Hirsutotriplax, H. mcclevei.

Haematochiton is a genus of pleasing fungus beetles in the family Erotylidae. There are at least two described species in Haematochiton.

<i>Ischyrus quadripunctatus</i> Species of beetle

Ischyrus quadripunctatus, the four-spotted fungus beetle, is a species of pleasing fungus beetle in the family Erotylidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America.

<i>Acropteroxys</i> Genus of beetles

Acropteroxys is a genus of lizard beetles in the family Erotylidae. There are at least two described species in Acropteroxys.

<i>Gibbifer</i> Genus of beetles

Gibbifer is a genus of pleasing fungus beetles in the family Erotylidae. There are about six described species in Gibbifer.

<i>Dacne</i> genus of beetles

Dacne is a genus of pleasing fungus beetles in the family Erotylidae. There are about 11 described species in Dacne.

References

  1. ↑ Arrow, Gilbert J. (1917). "A Systematic Revision of the African Species of the Coleopterous Family Erotylidae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. Taylor and Francis. 20 (116): 138 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ↑ L. Bedel Nouveau genre et nouvelles especes d'Erotylidae de l'Afrique equatoriale Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France 85 pages 367--368 (1917)
  3. ↑ GBIF
  4. ↑ Universal Biological Indexer
  5. ↑ Organism Names


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