Mycetophagidae Explained

The Mycetophagidae or hairy fungus beetles are a family of beetles in the superfamily Tenebrionoidea.^{[1] [2]} The different species are between 1.0 and 6.5 mm in length.^[3] The larvae and adults live in decaying leaf litter, fungi, and under bark. Most species feed on fungi (hence the name).^[3] Worldwide, the 18 genera contain around 200 species.

Genera

These 15 genera belong to the family Mycetophagidae:

• Afrotyphaeola Lawrence, Escalona, Leschen & Ślipiński, 2014

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• Berginus Erichson, 1846

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• Crowsonium Abdullah, 1964

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• Esarcus Reiche, 1864

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• Eulagius Motschulsky, 1845

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• Litargops Reitter, 1880

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• Litargus Erichson, 1846

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• Mycetophagus Hellwig in Schneider, 1792

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• Nototriphyllus Lawrence, Escalona, Leschen & Ślipiński, 2014

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• Pseudotriphyllus Reitter, 1880

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• Thrimolus Casey, 1900

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• Triphyllus Dejean, 1821

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• Typhaea Curtis, 1830

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• Typhaeola Ganglbauer, 1899

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• Zeclaviger Lawrence, Escalona, Leschen & Ślipiński, 2014

^gData sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Notes and References

1. Web site: Family MYCETOPHAGIDAE Leach, 1815 . AFD . 2023-01-14 . en.
2. Web site: Tenebrionoidea - Nomen.at - animals and plants.
3. Book: Michael A. Ivie . American Beetles: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea . Volume 2 of American Beetles . Ross H. Arnett & Michael Charles Thomas . . 2002 . 978-0-8493-0954-0.