Biology:Megalodacne grandipennis
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Megalodacne grandipennis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Erotylidae |
| Genus: | Megalodacne |
| Species: | M. grandipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Megalodacne grandipennis (Fairmaire, 1891)
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Megalodacne grandipennis is a species of pleasing fungus beetle, in the family Erotylidae.[1] It is endemic to Tanzania and Namibia.[2][3] As is typical of species in the genus Megalodacne, M. grandipennis feeds on bracket fungi.[4]
The species' name comes from Latin and Ancient Greek, "grandipennis" meaning "large wing" in Latin.[5]
Description
Megalodacne grandipennis appears to have two brown spots on the end of its wings, differentiating it from other species of Megalodacne.[6]
Taxonomy and systematics
Megalodacne grandipennis was discovered by Léon Fairmaire in 1891,[2][3] and contains the following subspecies:[1]
- Megalodacne grandipennis cunctans
- Megalodacne grandipennis inuncata
- Megalodacne grandipennis rhodesiaca
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Megalodacne grandipennis" (in en). https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/697560-Megalodacne-grandipennis.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Roy Danielsson (February 20, 2009). "Coleoptera: Erotylidae present in the Entomological Museum of Lund University". Entomological Museum of Lund University, Sweden. http://www.botmus.lu.se/zoomus/zoodoc/vetsam/zooent/OrdCol/ListCol/125Erotylidae.html.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J. Irish. "Namibia Biodiversity Database Web Site. Page: Genus Megalodacne Crotch 1873 in Namibia. Interpretive collation based on the combined published sources for all included taxa, as listed.". https://biodiversity.org.na/taxondisplay.php?nr=21496.
- ↑ Paul E. Skelley (March 2008). "Pleasing Fungus Beetles, Pseudischyrus, Tritoma, Megalodacne, Ischyrus spp. (Insecta: Coleoptera: Erotylidae)". Featured Creatures. University of Florida. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in248.
- ↑ Eiseman, Charley. "Dichagyris grandipennis". https://bugguide.net/node/view/937326#etymology.
- ↑ Vallotton, Laurent. "Photo 171288271". https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/171288271.
Wikidata ☰ Q117867638 entry
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