Mycetaeidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily

Coccinelloidea Coccinelloidea is a superfamily of beetles in the order Coleoptera, formerly included in the superfamily Cucujoidea. There are more than 10,000 species in Coccinelloidea, including more than 6000 in the lady beetle family Coccinellidae. Morphol ...

, formerly included within the family

Endomychidae Endomychidae, or handsome fungus beetles, is a family of beetles with representatives found in all biogeographic realms. There are around 120 genera and 1300 species. The family was established based on the type genus '' Endomychus'', a genus ere ...

. There are two genera currently included in the family, '' Agaricophilus'' and '' Mycetaea,'' which are morphologically divergent from each other, and it is unclear whether they are closely related. ''Mycetaea'' is found in North America, Europe and South Africa, while ''Agaricophilus'' is restricted to Europe. While the life history of ''Agaricophilus'' is obscure, ''Mycetaea'' is known to be

mycophagous Fungivory or mycophagy is the process of organisms consuming fungi. Many different organisms have been recorded to gain their energy from consuming fungi, including birds, mammals, insects, plants, amoebas, gastropods, nematodes, bacteria and othe ...

, feeding on

mold A mold () or mould () is one of the structures certain fungus, fungi can form. The dust-like, colored appearance of molds is due to the formation of Spore#Fungi, spores containing Secondary metabolite#Fungal secondary metabolites, fungal seco ...

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