Mycetaeidae

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Mycetaeidae
Mycetaea subterranea (Fabricius, 1801) Syn.- Mycetaea hirta (Marsham, 1802) (30144497572).png
Mycetaea subterranea
Agaricophilus reflexus Jacobson.png
Agaricophilus reflexus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Coccinelloidea
Family: Mycetaeidae
Jacquelin du Val, 1857
Genera

Mycetaeidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Coccinelloidea, formerly included within the family Endomychidae. [1] 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. [2] While the life history of Agaricophilus is obscure, [2] Mycetaea is known to be mycophagous, feeding on molds. [3]

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References

  1. "Mycetaeidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  2. 1 2 Jałoszyński, Paweł; Tomaszewska, Wioletta (June 2017). "Redescription of Mature Larva of Mycetaea subterranea (Fabricius) with Notes on the Phylogenetic Placement of the Family Mycetaeidae (Coleoptera)". Annales Zoologici. 67 (2): 333–344. doi:10.3161/00034541ANZ2017.67.2.010. ISSN   0003-4541. S2CID   89771995.
  3. Shockley, F. W.; Tomaszewska, K. W.; McHugh, J. V. (2009). "Review of the natural history of the Handsome Fungus Beetles (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Endomychidae)". Insecta Mundi (72): 1–24. OCLC   1185684051.

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