| Tritoma pulchra | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Erotylidae |
| Genus: | Tritoma |
| Species: | T. pulchra |
| Binomial name | |
| Tritoma pulchra Say, 1826 | |
| Synonyms | |
Tritoma sellata Boyle 1956 [1] | |
Tritoma pulchra, the handsome tritoma, is a species of pleasing fungus beetle in the family Erotylidae. It is found in North America. [2] [3] [4]
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.
Erotylidae, or the pleasing fungus beetles, is a family of beetles belonging to Cucujoidea containing over 100 genera. In the present circumscription, it contains 6 tribes and 10 subfamilies. In other words, the narrowly circumscribed Erotylidae correspond to the subfamily Erotylinae in the definition sensu lato. There are doubts on the monophyly of lower ranked taxa within Erotylidae, with further phylogenetic studies requiring better sampling and studies of unexplored character sets, for example the metendosternite and penile flagellum, which are generally lacking detailed morphological studies within the Coleoptera literature. The Eroytlina taxonomy is based on traits such as their different colors and not off morphological differences like mouthparts, thorax, and abdominal terminalia (Pecci-Maddalena).
Megalodacne is a genus of fungivorous beetles in the family Erotylidae.
Hirsutotriplax is a genus of pleasing fungus beetles in the family Erotylidae. There is one described species in Hirsutotriplax, H. mcclevei.
Tritoma erythrocephala is a species of pleasing fungus beetle in the family Erotylidae. It is found in North America.
Tritoma angulata is a species of pleasing fungus beetle in the family Erotylidae. It is found in North America.
Ischyrus quadripunctatus, the four-spotted fungus beetle, is a species of pleasing fungus beetle in the family Erotylidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.
Tritoma mimetica is a species of pleasing fungus beetle in the family Erotylidae. It is found in North America.
Triplax frontalis, the black-headed pleasing fungus beetle, is a species of pleasing fungus beetle in the family Erotylidae. It is found in North America.
Pharaxonotha floridana is a species of pleasing fungus beetle in the family Erotylidae. It occurs on the host Zamia integrifolia. It has been reported only from Florida.
Megalodacne heros, the pleasing fungus beetle, is a species of pleasing fungus beetle in the family Erotylidae. It is found in North America.
Tritoma atriventris is a species of pleasing fungus beetle in the family Erotylidae. It is found in North America.
Tritoma biguttata is a species of pleasing fungus beetle in the family Erotylidae. It is found in North America.
Tritoma humeralis is a species of pleasing fungus beetle in the family Erotylidae. It is found in North America.
Tritoma tenebrosa, the darkling tritoma, is a species of pleasing fungus beetle in the family Erotylidae. It is found in North America.
Tritoma sanguinipennis, the red-winged tritoma, is a species of pleasing fungus beetle in the family Erotylidae. It is found in North America.
Mycotretus is a genus of pleasing fungus beetles in the family Erotylidae. Mycotretus is the largest genus in the family Erotylidae with at least 204 different species:
Tritoma unicolor is a species of pleasing fungus beetle in the family Erotylidae. It is found in North America.
Megalodacne grandipennis is a species of pleasing fungus beetle, in the family Erotylidae. It is endemic to Tanzania and Namibia. As is typical of species in the genus Megalodacne, M. grandipennis feeds on bracket fungi.
Megalodacne varia is a species of pleasing fungus beetle in the family Erotylidae. It is endemic to Malaysia. M. varia was discovered by Henry Stephen Gorham in 1889. Like all species of Megalodacne, M. varia feeds on bracket fungi.
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