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Tomoxia bucephala

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Tomoxia bucephala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
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.[1] 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.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Mordellidae Species List at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  2. ^ 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.