Handsome Fungus Beetle

Eumorphus bulbosus

Description

Eumorphus bulbosus is a member of the Family Endomychidae. The body is elongated oval, black in color and slightly shiny, the elytra are black and there are four fairly large yellow round spots. The antennae and legs are black.

Population Size

unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

1-18 mm

Ar

Arboreal

He

Herbivore

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Coleoptera

FAMILY

:

Endomychidae

GENUS

:

Eumorphus

SPECIES

:

Eumorphus bulbosus

Distribution

Eumorphus bulbosus could be found on the forest, plantation, or park

Geography

Geography :

Continent : Asia

Country : Indonesia

Habits and Lifestyle

Eumorphus bulbosus usually rest or stay near leaves or mushrooms during the day.

Lifestyle

Terestrial, Arboreal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Eumorphus bulbosus feed on fungus

Diet : Herbivore

Mating Habits

Reproduction session :

Incubation periods : 

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. Endomychidae. Wikipedia article
  2. F. W. Shockley, K. W. Tomaszewska, and J. V. McHugh. 2009. Review of the Natural History of the Handsome Fungus Beetles (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Endomychidae). Insecta Mundi. 0072: 1-24 
  3. The Handsome Fungus Beetles (Coleoptera: Endomychidae) of Papua Indonesia. The Papua Insects Foundation article