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Download fileNovel host associations for the fungus beetles Cnecosa insueta and Thallis vinula (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Erotylinae) in Tasmania
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posted on 2023-05-19, 23:50 authored by Maynard, D, Fearn, S, Genevieve GatesGenevieve GatesNovel basidiocarp hosts in the fungal families Fomitopsidaceae and Polyporaceae are documented for two Tasmanian species of fungus beetle (Erotylidae). Large aggregations of Cnecosa insueta (Crotch) were found feeding on Neolentiporus maculatissimus (Lloyd) Rajchenb and Thallis vinula (Erichson) on Ryvardenia campyla (Berk.) Rajchenb. Field observations of both beetles and hosts are documented.
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Publication title
Tasmanian NaturalistVolume
140Pagination
21-26ISSN
0819-6826Department/School
School of Natural SciencesPublisher
Tasmanian Field Naturalist Club Inc.Place of publication
Hobart, TasmaniaRights statement
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