Ernobius granulatus

Ernobius granulatus
Ernobius granulatus found near Austin, Texas.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Ptinidae
Genus: Ernobius
Species:
E. granulatus
Binomial name
Ernobius granulatus
LeConte, 1865

Ernobius granulatus is a species of beetle that belongs to the family Ptinidae. It is found in North America in regions such as the southeastern United States.[1][2][3]

It feeds off of first years cones of the longleaf pine (Pinus palustris). It causes serious damages to crops.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Ernobius granulatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ↑ "Ernobius granulatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ↑ Herbert Ruckes, Observations on Two Species of Pine Cone Feeding Deathwatch Beetles in California (Coleoptera: Anobiidae), Annals of the Entomological Society of America, Volume 51, Issue 2, 1 March 1958, Pages 186–188, https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/51.2.186

Further reading

  • Borowski, Jerzy; Wegrzynowicz, Piotr (2007). World Catalogue of Bostrichidae (Coleoptera). Wydawnictwo Mantis. ISBN 9788392618218.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.