Mycetophagidae | |
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Litargus balteatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Superfamily: | Tenebrionoidea |
Family: |
Mycetophagidae ( Leach, 1815) |
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.
These 15 genera belong to the family Mycetophagidae:
Data sources: i = ITIS, [4] c = Catalogue of Life, [5] g = GBIF, [6] b = Bugguide.net [7]
Mycetophagidae | |
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Litargus balteatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Superfamily: | Tenebrionoidea |
Family: |
Mycetophagidae ( Leach, 1815) |
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.
These 15 genera belong to the family Mycetophagidae:
Data sources: i = ITIS, [4] c = Catalogue of Life, [5] g = GBIF, [6] b = Bugguide.net [7]