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Tasmosalpingus TFIC sp 01 (a species of tasmosalpingid beetle)

Basis for Tasmanian occurrence
Classification

Order: Coleoptera

Suborder: Polyphaga

Superfamily: Cucujoidea

Family: Tasmosalpingidae

Morphology

Typical length (mm): 1.8
Flightedness: (not yet documented)

Ecology

Assumed larval feeding: fungus-feeder
Association with dead wood or old trees: at least facultatively saproxylic

Collection method(s) for TMAG material: — Extraction by Berlese funnel from leaf litter.

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