Pharaxonotha kirschii
| Pharaxonotha kirschii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Erotylidae |
| Genus: | Pharaxonotha |
| Species: | P. kirschii |
| Binomial name | |
| Pharaxonotha kirschii Reitter, 1875 | |
Pharaxonotha kirschii is a species of pleasing fungus beetle in the family Erotylidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China), Central America, and North America.[1][2][3]
Unlike its closest relatives, which are tied to specific cycads from which they eat and which in turn get pollinated by the beetles, P.kirschii lives in litter on forest floors from Texas and Louisiana in the United States south to Panama, and has been spread elsewhere as a pest in stored foods.[4]
References
- ↑ "Pharaxonotha kirschii Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ↑ "Pharaxonotha kirschii". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ↑ "Pharaxonotha kirschii species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ↑ Tang, William; Skelley, Paul E.; Taylor B, Alberto S.; Salzman, Shayla (April 5, 2024). "Review of Pharaxonotha Reitter (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Pharaxonothinae) inhabiting cones of the cycad Zamia L. (Cycadales) in Panama, with descriptions of five new species". Insecta Mundi. ISSN 1942-1354.
External links
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