Tritoma
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Tritoma is a genus of beetles in the family Erotylidae, the pleasing fungus beetles. It is distributed worldwide, mainly in the Old World.[1] There are over 100 species.[1]
Some species consume euagaric mushrooms, staying concealed amidst the gills as they feed.[2] Some feed on mushrooms growing from dead trees, as well as mycorrhizae on living roots.[3] 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.[4]
Molecular analysis suggests that Tritoma is paraphyletic, and might be best treated as two separate genera.[2]
Selected species
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- 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,[5] c = Catalogue of Life,[6] g = GBIF,[7] b = Bugguide.net[8]
References
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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.
- ↑ 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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