Endecatomus | |
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Endecatomus rugosus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Bostrichiformia |
Superfamily: | Bostrichoidea |
Family: |
Endecatomidae LeConte, 1861 |
Genus: |
Endecatomus Mellié, 1847 |
Endecatomus is a genus of beetles, the sole member of the family Endecatomidae. There are at least four described species in Endecatomus. [1] [2] [3] [4] Endecatomidae was formerly treated as a subfamily of Ciidae or Bostrichidae. [5] They are found in the Holarctic region. Adults and larvae feed on the fruiting bodies of bracket fungus, creating bored cavities as they do so. [6]
Endecatomus | |
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Endecatomus rugosus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Bostrichiformia |
Superfamily: | Bostrichoidea |
Family: |
Endecatomidae LeConte, 1861 |
Genus: |
Endecatomus Mellié, 1847 |
Endecatomus is a genus of beetles, the sole member of the family Endecatomidae. There are at least four described species in Endecatomus. [1] [2] [3] [4] Endecatomidae was formerly treated as a subfamily of Ciidae or Bostrichidae. [5] They are found in the Holarctic region. Adults and larvae feed on the fruiting bodies of bracket fungus, creating bored cavities as they do so. [6]