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Genus of beetles
Tritoma sanguinipennis
Tritoma is a genus of
beetles in the family
Erotylidae , the pleasing fungus beetles. It is distributed worldwide, mainly in the
Old World .
[2] There are over 100 species.
[2]
Some species consume
euagaric mushrooms , staying concealed amidst the gills as they feed.
[3] Some feed on mushrooms growing from dead trees, as well as
mycorrhizae on living roots.
[4] One of the most common pleasing fungus beetles in
Europe , T. bipustulata , is a black beetle with red spots which engages in
autohaemorrhaging as a defensive behavior.
[5]
Molecular analysis suggests that Tritoma is
paraphyletic , and might be best treated as two separate genera.
[3]
Selected species
Tritoma angulata Say, 1826 i c g b
Tritoma atriventris LeConte, 1847 i c g b
Tritoma aulica (Horn, 1871) i c g
Tritoma biguttata (Say, 1825) i c g b
Tritoma bipustulata Fabricius, 1775 g
Tritoma erythrocephala Lacordaire, 1842 i c g b
Tritoma fasciata Chujo, 1941 g
Tritoma gressitti (Chujo, 1968) g
Tritoma humeralis Fabricius, 1801 i c g b
Tritoma kanekoi Araki, 1943 g
Tritoma metasobrina Chujo, 1941 g
Tritoma mimetica (Crotch, 1873) i c g b
Tritoma pulchra Say, 1826 i c g b (handsome tritoma)
Tritoma sanguinipennis (Say, 1825) i c g b (red-winged tritoma)
Tritoma shirakii Chujo, 1936 g
Tritoma subbasalis (Reitter, 1896) g
Tritoma sungkangensis Nakane, 1966 g
Tritoma taiwana Chujo, 1936 g
Tritoma takasagona Chujo, 1941 g
Tritoma tenebrosa Fall, 1912 i c g b (darkling tritoma)
Tritoma unicolor Say, 1826 i c g b
Tritoma yamazii Chujo, 1941 g
Tritoma yiei Nakane, 1966 g
Data sources: i = ITIS,
[6] c = Catalogue of Life,
[7] g = GBIF,
[8] b = Bugguide.net
[9]
References
^ International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature (1994).
"Opinion 1754. Histoire abrégée des insectes qui se trouvent aux environs de Paris (Geoffroy, 1762): some generic names conserved (Crustacea, Insecta)" . Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature . 51 (1): 58–70.
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a
b Goodrich, M. A. and C. A. Springer. (1999).
The pleasing fungus beetles (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) of Nebraska. Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences 25 53-71.
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a
b Robertson, J. A., et al. (2004).
A molecular phylogenetic analysis of the pleasing fungus beetles (Coleoptera: Erotylidae): evolution of colour patterns, gregariousness and mycophagy. Systematic Entomology 29(2) 173–87.
^ Skelly, P. E.
Pleasing Fungus Beetles, Pseudischyrus , Tritoma , Megalodacne , Ischyrus spp. (Insecta: Coleoptera: Erotylidae). EENY-091. Entomology and Nematology. Florida Cooperative Extension Service. University of Florida IFAS. 1999.
^ Drilling, K. and K. Dettner. (2010).
First insights into the chemical defensive system of the erotylid beetle, Tritoma bipustulata . Chemoecology 20(4), 243-53.
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"Tritoma Report" . Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2018-04-25 .
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"Browse Tritoma " . Catalogue of Life . Retrieved 2018-04-25 .
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"Tritoma " . GBIF . Retrieved 2018-04-25 .
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"Tritoma Genus Information" . BugGuide.net . Retrieved 2018-04-25 .
External links
Media related to
Tritoma at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to
Tritoma at Wikispecies