Tritoma tenebrosa

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Tritoma tenebrosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Erotylidae
Genus: Tritoma
Species:
T. tenebrosa
Binomial name
Tritoma tenebrosa
Fall, 1912

Tritoma tenebrosa, the darkling tritoma, 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. "Tritoma tenebrosa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. "Tritoma tenebrosa". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

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