Holostrophus bifasciatus in Prince George's Co., Maryland (2/3/2024). (c) alisho, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Holostrophus bifasciatus in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/3/2025). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Holostrophus bifasciatus in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/31/2025). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Holostrophus bifasciatus in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/6/2020). (c) Douglas Hooper, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Status
Eastern U.S. species that seems to be active mostly in spring.
Description
Pattern of elytra is distinctive.
Relationships
Found on polypores and under the bark of dead trees, especially pines (BugGuide, 2014).
Citations
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Source: Wikipedia
| Holostrophus bifasciatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Tetratomidae |
| Genus: | Holostrophus |
| Species: | H. bifasciatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Holostrophus bifasciatus (Say, 1824)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Holostrophus bifasciatus is a species of polypore fungus beetle in the family Tetratomidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
This is the only Nearctic species within the subfamily Eustrophinae with a characteristic, quadrimaculate, elytral color pattern. Elytra is typically dark with quad, lighter-colored areas.[3]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Holostrophus bifasciatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Holostrophus bifasciatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ a b "Holostrophus bifasciatus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
[edit]- Pollock, D. (2012). "Review of the Eustrophinae (Coleoptera, Tetratomidae) of America north of Mexico". ZooKeys (188): 1–153. doi:10.3897/zookeys.188.2976. PMC 3345898. PMID 22611332.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26090-0.
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