Species Monotoma testacea






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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Series Cucujiformia » Sap, Bark and Fungus Beetles (Cucujoidea) » Root-eating Beetles (Monotomidae) » Monotominae » Monotoma » Monotoma testacea

Species Monotoma testacea



Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Habitat · Season · Works Cited




Monotoma testacea - female



Classification



Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)

Superfamily Cucujoidea (Sap, Bark and Fungus Beetles)

Family Monotomidae (Root-eating Beetles)

Subfamily Monotominae

Genus Monotoma

Species testacea (Monotoma testacea)
















Synonyms and other taxonomic changes


Monotoma quadraria Casey 1916




Explanation of Names


Monotoma testacea Motschulsky 1845




Size

1.8-2.2 mm(1)




Range

native to, and widespread across the Palaearctic, adventive and widespread in NA (QC-AB to MD-KS-TX-CA) and elsewhere (S. America, New Zealand)(1)(2)(3)




Habitat

rotting plant debris, incl. compost, hay/straw(3); mills/granaries(1)




Season

more often collected during fall/winter(3)




Works Cited




1.
Taxonomic review of the Canadian species of the genus Monotoma Herbst (Coleoptera: Monotomidae)
Bousquet Y., LaPlante S. (1999). 2000. Proc. Ent. Soc. Ontario 130: 67-96.



2.
Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Second edition
Bousquet Y., Bouchard P., Davies A.E., Sikes D.S. 2013. ZooKeys 360: 1–402.



3.Coleoptera Poloniae


Contributed by v belov on 14 February, 2014 - 4:59am
Last updated 14 February, 2014 - 6:50am






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