Leiochrinus nilgirianus Kaszab, 1946
Family: Tenebrionidae
Size: 5.0 mm (3 to 5 mm)
Distribution: South India
Biology: It feeds on sooty mold fungi (e.g., Leptoxyphium sp.).
This fungus often forms as a black coating on leaves after pests such as whiteflies have excreted honeydew
Location: India, South Goa, Distr. Canacona, Raj Baga Beach
leg. U.Schmidt, 16.-29.XI.2010; det. W.Schawaller, 2011
Photo: U.Schmidt 2026
 

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