Tasmosalpingus
Genus of beetles
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Tasmosalpingus is the only genus in the beetle family Tasmosalpingidae (superfamily Cucujoidea). There are two species in Tasmosalpingus, found in Australia in Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales.[1] Adults have been collected using malaise traps, while a possible larval specimen was found under the bark of the podocarp Phyllocladus aspleniifolius. Gut contents indicate that they are mycophagous, feeding on fungal hyphae.[2][3][4][5][6]
| Tasmosalpingus | |
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| Tasmosalpingus quadrispilotus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Cucujoidea |
| Family: | Tasmosalpingidae Lawrence and Britton, 1991 |
| Genus: | Tasmosalpingus Lea, 1919 |
Species
These species belong to the genus Tasmosalpingus:[1]
- Tasmosalpingus quadrispilotus Lea, 1919 (syn Tasmosalpingus promiscuus Lea, 1919)
- Tasmosalpingus magnus Liu, Porch & Ślipiński, 2023