The Mycetophagidae or hairy fungus beetles are a family of

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 ...

s in the superfamily

Tenebrionoidea The Tenebrionoidea are a very large and diverse superfamily of beetles. It generally corresponds to the Heteromera of earlier authors. Taxonomy Tenebrionoidea contains the following families: * Aderidae Winkler 1927 (ant-like leaf beetles) ...

. The different species are between 1.0 and 6.5 mm in length. The larvae and adults live in decaying leaf litter, fungi, and under bark. Most species feed on fungi (hence the name). Worldwide, the 18 genera contain around 200 species.

Genera

These 15 genera belong to the family Mycetophagidae: * '' Afrotyphaeola'' Lawrence, Escalona, Leschen & Ślipiński, 2014^g * ''

Berginus ''Berginus'' is a genus of hairy fungus beetles in the family Mycetophagidae. There are at least three described species in ''Berginus''. Species These three species belong to the genus ''Berginus''. * ''Berginus bahamicus'' Casey, 1900 ...

'' Erichson, 1846^{i c g b} * '' Crowsonium'' Abdullah, 1964^g * '' Esarcus'' Reiche, 1864^{i c g} * '' Eulagius'' Motschulsky, 1845^g * '' Litargops'' Reitter, 1880^g * ''

Litargus ''Litargus'' is a genus of hairy fungus beetles in the family Mycetophagidae The Mycetophagidae or hairy fungus beetles are a family of beetles in the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. The different species are between 1.0 and 6.5 mm in length ...

'' Erichson, 1846^{i c g b} * ''

Mycetophagus ''Mycetophagus'' is a genus of hairy fungus beetles in the family Mycetophagidae. There are at least 20 described species in ''Mycetophagus''. ITIS Taxonomic notes: *The name Mycetophagus appeared in two or three separate works in 1792, one by ...

'' Hellwig in Schneider, 1792^{i c g b} * '' Nototriphyllus'' Lawrence, Escalona, Leschen & Ślipiński, 2014^g * '' Pseudotriphyllus'' Reitter, 1880^{i c g} * ''

Thrimolus ''Thrimolus'' is a genus of hairy fungus beetles in the family Mycetophagidae The Mycetophagidae or hairy fungus beetles are a family of beetles in the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. The different species are between 1.0 and 6.5 mm in lengt ...

'' Casey, 1900^{i c g b} * ''

Triphyllus ''Triphyllus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Mycetophagidae The Mycetophagidae or hairy fungus beetles are a family of beetles in the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. The different species are between 1.0 and 6.5 mm in length. ...

'' Dejean, 1821^g * ''

Typhaea ''Typhaea'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Mycetophagidae The Mycetophagidae or hairy fungus beetles are a family of beetles in the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. The different species are between 1.0 and 6.5 mm in length. The ...

'' Curtis, 1830^{i c g b} * '' Typhaeola'' Ganglbauer, 1899^g * '' Zeclaviger'' Lawrence, Escalona, Leschen & Ślipiński, 2014^g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

References

External links

* * Tenebrionoidea Beetle families {{Mycetophagidae-stub