Trochoideus

Westwood, 1833

handsome fungus beetles

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Trochoideus desjardinsi(handsome fungus beetle)

Trochoideus is a of handsome fungus beetles in the Endomychidae, first described by Westwood in 1833. The genus comprises approximately 10 described distributed primarily in the Americas, from the United States south to Peru, Bolivia, and Venezuela. Species in this genus are classified within the Pleganophorinae. Like other Endomychidae, these beetles are associated with fungal .

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How to pronounce Trochoideus: /trəʊˈkɔɪdiːəs/

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Distribution

of Trochoideus occur in the Americas, with records from the United States (T. americanus), Mexico (T. mexicanus), Peru (T. peruvianus), Bolivia (T. boliviensis), and Venezuela (T. venezuelensis). Additional species have been described from Central and South American regions.

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Taxonomic authority

The was established by Westwood in 1833. The type and detailed morphological of the genus have not been extracted from the provided sources.

Species diversity

Ten are currently recognized: T. americanus, T. boliviensis, T. coeloantennatus, T. desjardinsi, T. globulicornis, T. goudoti, T. masoni, T. mexicanus, T. peruvianus, and T. venezuelensis. Several species were described by Strohecker in 1978 and by Joly and Bordon in 1996.