trogosita

[Gr. trox (gen it. trōgos ) = a caterpillar, and sitos =wheat, corn.] Entom .: The typical genus of Trogositide (q. v.). Trogosita mauritanica is often found in meal bins, feeding on their contents. tro-go-si-ti-dæ, s. pl. [Mod. Lat. trogosit ( a ); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -ida.] Entom. A family of Necrophaga, or Clavicorn i a. Lower jaws with only one lobe, and the first joint of the tarsi reduced in size. They are long beetles, with the body compre ed, often of metallic colors. About 150 are known, mostly feeding on wood.