LIST OF SPECIES IN NORTH AMERICA
Megalodacne fasciata (Fabricius 1777); E.US-CAN
Megalodacne heros (Say 1823); E.US-CAN
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There are two species of this genus occurring in the eastern United States, and a record of a potenitally establishment in California. Adults are known to overwinter, frequently gregariously under bark. The heavily sclerotized larvae feed in bracket fungi and take a 2-3 months to mature. Numerous references illustrate larvae of Megalodacne spp., but Roberts (1958) describes the larvae of Megalodacne fasciata Fabricius in detail. LIST OF SPECIES IN NORTH AMERICA Megalodacne fasciata (Fabricius 1777); E.US-CAN Megalodacne heros (Say 1823); E.US-CAN Back to Key Back to Introduction |