Eustrophus tomentosus
Species of beetle
| Eustrophus tomentosus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Tetratomidae |
| Genus: | Eustrophus |
| Species: | E. tomentosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Eustrophus tomentosus Say, 1827 | |
Eustrophus tomentosus is a species of polypore fungus beetle in the family Tetratomidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
This species contains characteristic yellowish-orange setae abundant throughout elytra surface.[1]
It is able to be distinguished from Eustrophopsis through the absence of a prothoracic episterna transverse suture.[1]
References
Further reading
- Pollock, D. (2012). "Review of the Eustrophinae (Coleoptera, Tetratomidae) of America north of Mexico". ZooKeys (188): 1–153. doi:10.3897/zookeys.188.2976. PMC 3345898. PMID 22611332.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26090-0.
External links
Media related to Eustrophus tomentosus at Wikimedia Commons
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