Lycoperdina bovistae is a rare species beetle found in Great Britain.[1]
| Lycoperdina bovistae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Endomychidae |
| Genus: | Lycoperdina |
| Species: | L. bovistae
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| Binomial name | |
| Lycoperdina bovistae Fabricius, 1792
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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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Lycoperdon perlatum (common puffball) | Plants & Fungi At Kew". www.kew.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06.
- ^ "New Beetle National Rarity on a Different Fungus Than Usual: Lycoperdina bovistae (Endomychidae)".
- ^ Turner, Clive (January 2003). "Lycoperdina bovistae Fabricius (Coleoptera: Endomychidae) in South Devon". The Coleopterist. 12: 77–78.