''Antherophagus'' is a genus of
silken fungus beetle
Cryptophagidae is a family of beetles with representatives found in all biogeographic realms. Members of this family are commonly called silken fungus beetles and both adults and larvae appear to feed exclusively on fungi although in a wide vari ...
s in the family
Cryptophagidae
Cryptophagidae is a family of beetles with representatives found in all biogeographic realms. Members of this family are commonly called silken fungus beetles and both adults and larvae appear to feed exclusively on fungi although in a wide vari ...
. There are at least four described species in ''Antherophagus''.
ITIS Taxonomic note:
*The genus name Antherophagus has been variously attributed to Dejean 1821:45 (e.g., Leschen 1996:587) or to Latreille 1829:507 (e.g., Bousquet 1989:12). Under the current International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, Dejean's use is now considered valid by indication with the type species being designated by Westwood, as cited by Leschen (pers. comm., Dr. Paul Skelley, January 2013).
Species
* ''
Antherophagus convexulus''
LeConte, 1863
* ''
Antherophagus ochraceus''
Melsheimer, 1844
* ''
Antherophagus pallidivestis''
Casey, 1900
* ''
Antherophagus suturalis''
Mäklin, 1853
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Cryptophagidae
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