Cedar Creek
Natural History Area


Insects of Cedar Creek

Order COLEOPTERA

Family MELANDRYIDAE

(False Darkling Beetles)

(Table of Species)

A few specimens of False Darkling Beetles (142 NA spp) including Canifa sp, Melandrya striata, Eustrophus tomentosus, Xylita sp, and Penthe obliquata have been collected. Most are predators under bark?
Numerous genera found in Minnesota but not collected at Cedar Creek include:  Pisenus, Synchroa, Eustrophinus, Synstrophus, Holostrophus, Hallomenus, Orchesia, Emmesa, Scotochroa, Enchodes, Serropalpus, Dircaea, Symphora, Osphya...


jhaar@lter.umn.edu Last updated May, 2000