Eledona agricola (Herbst, 1783)

Vitali, Francesco, 2025, The Tenebrionidae of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg (Coleoptera), Zootaxa 5701 (1), pp. 65-78 : 70

Eledona agricola (Herbst, 1783)

Köhler 2012: 125.

Material. 5 exx., Kehlen, VIII.[1900], V. Ferrant lgt. ( MNHNL138511–15 ); Stiewesdelt , 28.VI.2008, R. Gerend lgt. ( CFV) .

Note. This minute, mycophagous species, associated with Laetiporus sulphureus (Bull.) Murrill , is widespread and abundant throughout all adjacent regions ( Géhin 1846; Fournel & Géhin 1847; Godron 1863; Everts 1903, 1922; Libbrecht 1988; Köhler & Klausnitzer 1998; Lillig 1999; Soldati 2007; Thomaes et al. 2025). Its distribution in Luxembourg still requires targeted research. The host fungus has sometimes been identified under its synonym Polyporus caudicinus ( Libbrecht 1988; Lillig 1999), and the specific epithet has frequently been misspelled as “ agaricola ” ( Everts 1903, 1922; Troukens 2005).