Xenomycetes Explained

Xenomycetes is a genus of handsome fungus beetles in the family Endomychidae. It is the only genus in the subfamily Xenomycetinae. There are at least two described species in Xenomycetes, both endemic to northwestern North America.

Species

These two species belong to the genus Xenomycetes:

• Xenomycetes laversi Hatch, 1962

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• Xenomycetes morrisoni Horn, 1880

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Further reading

• Larvae of Xenomycetes with description of mature larvae of X. morrisoni Horn, 1880 (Coleoptera: Endomychidae). 2004. Tomaszewska . K. Wioletta. Genus. 15. 2. 163–171. 0867-1710.
• Phylogeny and generic classification of the subfamily Lycoperdininae with a re-analysis of the family Endomychidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea). 2005. Tomaszewska . K. Wioletta. Annales Zoologici. 55. Suppl. 1–172. 0003-4541.
• Book:
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. 2007. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-8788757675.