Monotominae

Monotominae

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Monotominae: //ˌmoʊnoʊˈtɒmɪniː//

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Images

Monotoma-picipes-01-fws by Francisco Welter-Schultes. Used under a CC0 license.
Macreurops longicollis (Monotomidae) (50998408597) by Natural History Museum: Coleoptera Section from South Kensingon, London, UK. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Macreurops longicollis (Monotomidae) (50997591458) by Natural History Museum: Coleoptera Section from South Kensingon, London, UK. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Macreurops longicollis (Monotomidae) (50998294841) by Natural History Museum: Coleoptera Section from South Kensingon, London, UK. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Macreurops longicollis (Monotomidae) (50998294901) by Natural History Museum: Coleoptera Section from South Kensingon, London, UK. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Macreurops longicollis (Monotomidae) (50998294981) by Natural History Museum: Coleoptera Section from South Kensingon, London, UK. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

Summary

Monotominae is a subfamily of root-eating beetles within the family Monotomidae, consisting of approximately 10 genera and over 80 described species.

Distribution

New Zealand (specifically the tribe Lenacini is not represented outside New Zealand)

Diet

Root-eating

Tags

  • beetles
  • Monotominae
  • root-eating
  • entomology
  • Coleoptera