''Leptinus orientamericanus'' is a species of round fungus

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

in the

Leiodidae Leiodidae is a family of beetles with around 3800 described species found worldwide. Members of this family are commonly called round fungus beetles due to the globular shape of many species, although some are more elongated in shape. They are g ...

family. It is found in North America.

References

* Majka C, Langor D (2008). "The Leiodidae (Coleoptera) of Atlantic Canada: new records, faunal composition, and zoogeography". ''ZooKeys'' 2: 357–402. * Peck, Stewart B. (1982). "A review of the ectoparasitic ''Leptinus'' beetles of North America (Coleoptera: Leptinidae)". ''Canadian Journal of Zoology'', vol. 60, no. 7, 1517–1527. Leiodidae Beetles described in 1982 {{leiodidae-stub