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telephone-pole beetle

Micromalthus debilis

Classification

Class
Insecta

The telephone-pole beetle (Micromalthus debilis) is a beetle native to the eastern United States and the only known living representative of the otherwise extinct family Micromalthidae. Larvae of the beetle live in decaying wood and can be pests to wooden structures, lending them their common name, the 'telephone-pole beetle.' The larvae of Micromalthus debilis start as tiny white creatures with well-developed legs, resembling carabid larvae.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 9Brazil · 1