Rhizophagus cylindricus explained
Rhizophagus cylindricus is a species of root-eating beetle in the family Monotomidae. It is found in North America.
Geographical range
R. cylindricus is found across the United States. More specifically, from New York to Georgia, and west to Ohio and Alabama.[1]
Description
R. cylindricus is usually 2.0-5.0 mm in length. It is an narrow beetle of a darkened reddish brown. Appendages are a red/yellow. The bases of its front legs are widened; antenna clubbed. The mouthparts of males are long (mandibles), while the that of the females are more normal.
Habitat
This beetle is commonly found under the bark of pine trees.
Diet
Not much is known regarding the diet of R. cylindricus, but Rhizophagus generally eats fungi and dead insects.
Further reading
- A review of the North American species of Rhizophagus Herbst and a revision of the Nearctic members of the subgenus Anomophagus Reitter (Coleoptera: Rhizophagidae) . 1990 . Bousquet . Yves . The Canadian Entomologist . 122 . 1 . 131–171 . 10.4039/Ent122131-1.
- Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea . 2007 . Lobl . I. . Smetana . A. . Apollo Books . 978-8788757675.
- Book: V. Evans, Arthur . Beetles of Eastern North America . Princeton University Press . 2014 . 978 0 691 13304 1 . 281.
Notes and References
- Book: V. Evans, Arthur . Beetles of Eastern North America . Princeton University Press . 2014 . 978 0 691 13304 1 . 281.
