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

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

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