Tomoxia bucephala

Tomoxia bucephala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Mordellidae
Genus: Tomoxia
Species:
T. bucephala
Binomial name
Tomoxia bucephala
(Costa, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Mordella bucephala Costa, 1854
  • Mordella biguttata Gyllenhal, 1827

Tomoxia bucephala is a species of beetle in the genus Tomoxia of the family Mordellidae. It was redescribed by Achille Costa in 1854. It originally had Palearctic distribution, but has since 2015 also been found in North America. It feeds on wood-decaying fungi, both as larvae and adults. The species overwinters as a larvae.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Naczi, Robert; Androw, Robert; Rosenfeld, John (2022-07-14). "Tomoxia bucephala A. Costa (Coleoptera: Mordellidae), a Palearctic tumbling flower beetle established in North America". Insecta Mundi. ISSN 1942-1354. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  2. ^ "GBIF, Tomoxia bucephala". Retrieved 2025-01-31.

 

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