Mycotretus nigromanicatus is an enigmatic small reddish pleasing fungus beetle species in family Erotylidae, occurring in Central and North America. Among its family, the genus Mycotretus is placed in
Mycotretus nigromanicatus
Except for the black pattern, M.bistrigatus looks identical to a fully mature M.nigromanicatus.
Cave Creek Canyon in the Chiricahua Mountains - the type locality of M.nigromanicatus is behind the mountains right of center
The landscape around Huatusco is dominated by dense moist forest of various types, changing with altitude
Mycotretus is a large American genus in the pleasing fungus beetle family. They are small, oval beetles, and often very colorful and boldly patterned in yellowish, orange-red to chestnut-brown, and bl
Mycotretus nigromanicatus
…is an enigmatic small reddish pleasing fungus beetle species in family Erotylidae, occurring in Central and North America. Among its family, the genus Mycotretus is placed in subfamily Tritominae, or – in taxonomic arrangements that prefer a more comprehensive subfamily Erotylinae – in tribe Tritomini of the…
This Mexican specimen of Mycotretus lesueuri, initially named Erotylus leseuri by Chevrolat and placed in Lybas by Dejean, is the name-bearing type of its species, and thus also of the entire genus Mycotretes
Mycotretus centralis in Santa Rosa de Calamuchita, Argentina
Mycotretus duodecimguttatus in Panguana, Peru