Lycoperdina bovistae

Lycoperdina bovistae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
Superorder: Endopterygota
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Endomychidae
Genus: Lycoperdina
Species: L. bovistae
Binomial name
Lycoperdina bovistae
Fabricius, 1792
Lycoperdina and associated puffball mushroom

Lycoperdina bovistae is a rare species beetle found in Great Britain.[1]

The species takes its name from the puffball genus of mushrooms Lycoperdon, inside of which these beetles have been found living and breeding. They can be found in other species of fungi as well.[2] The species has been known since the late 1800s.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.kew.org/science-conservation/plants-fungi/lycoperdon-perlatum-common-puffball
  2. ↑ http://www.wbrc.org.uk/WorcRecd/Vol1Iss3/newBtle.htm
  3. ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285056202_Lycoperdina_bovistae_Fabricius_Coleoptera_Endomychidae_in_South_Devon

See also

List of beetle species of Great Britain

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