''Episernus'' is a genus of
beetle[
"Genus Episernus - BugGuide.Net", BugGuide.net, web:
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ranging in
Holarctic, of western distribution in North America, including the
Palearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa.
The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...
and the
Nearctic. ''Episernus'' is similar to ''
Ernobius
''Ernobius'' is a genus of beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are about 90 species. Most occur in North America, Europe, and North Africa.Arango, R. A. (2009)A new species of Nearctic ''Ernobius'' Thomson (Coleoptera: Ptinidae: Ernobiinae) from ...
'', but the side margin of the
pronotum in the anterior part is effaced, and the antennae are 10-segmented.
[ They consume ]conifers
Conifers are a group of cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a single extant class, Pinopsida. All extan ...
. For males, the body is more slender. In females, the antennae are shorter.[
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References
External links
''Episernus'' at Fauna Europaea
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Ptinidae
Bostrichiformia genera