Biology:Pallodes

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Pallodes is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae.[1][2][3][4][5] The genus is diverse in the tropics but also includes three North American species.[6] They are common on fresh mushrooms.[5][6]

Species

As of 2019, there were about 51 recognized species, but it was acknowledged that the genus was in need of a worldwide revision.[5] Pallodes includes the following three North American species:[1][2][6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Pallodes Genus Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/192701. Retrieved 19 July 2025. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 ITIS
  3. "Pallodes Overview". http://eol.org/pages/3219171/overview. Retrieved 19 July 2025. 
  4. "Pallodes Erichson, 1843". Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/KVNLG. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Lawrence, John F.; Kirejtshuk, Alexander G. (2019). "Review of the Australian Cyllodini (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Nitidulinae), with descriptions of new taxa, and notes on the genus Macleayania (Nitidulini)". Zootaxa 4544 (3): 301–334. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4544.3.1. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Leschen, Richard A. B. (1988). "Pallodes austrinus, a new species of Nitidulidae (Nitidulinae) with discussions on Pallodes mycophagy". Journal of the New York Entomological Society 96 (4): 452–458. https://www.jstor.org/stable/25009713. 

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q21219073 entry