Melittomma sericeum (Harris, 1841) is a animal in the Lymexylidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Melittomma sericeum (Harris, 1841)

Melittomma sericeum (Harris, 1841)

Melittomma sericeum, the chestnut timberworm, is a ship-timber beetle species from the Lymexylidae family found in North America.

Family
Genus
Melittomma
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Melittomma sericeum (Harris, 1841)

Melittomma sericeum, commonly known as the chestnut timberworm, is a species of ship-timber beetle that belongs to the family Lymexylidae. This species is found in North America.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Lymexylidae Melittomma

More from Lymexylidae

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