Agathidium pulchellum
| Agathidium pulchellum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Leiodidae |
| Genus: | Agathidium |
| Species: | A. pulchellum
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| Binomial name | |
| Agathidium pulchellum Wankowicz, 1869
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Agathidium pulchellum is a species of round fungus beetle in the family Leiodidae.[2] This species is one of the rarest of the genus Agathidium. It feeds exclusively on a slime mold species named Trichia decipens with mid-decayed aspen, spruce and birch logs in boreal forests.[3] It is found only in natural forests where there is a ratio of at least 80 aspen and spruce logs per hectare.[4] It was first discovered in 1971 in Blåkölen in Norrbotten, Sweden.[5] A. pulchellum is considered an endangered species in Sweden,[6] and Finland.[7]
References
- . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Agathidium (Neoceble) pulchellum Wankowicz 1869 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
- S2CID 90464175.
- S2CID 21614111.
- ^ "Artfakta från SLU Artdatabanken". artfakta.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-10-18.
- . Retrieved 2023-03-18.
- ISBN 9781909188792
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