| Mycetophagus confusus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Mycetophagidae |
| Genus: | Mycetophagus |
| Species: | M. confusus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mycetophagus confusus Horn, 1878 | |
Mycetophagus confusus is a species of hairy fungus beetle in the family Mycetophagidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]
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 larvae and adults live in decaying leaf litter, fungi, and under bark. Most species feed on fungi. Worldwide, the 18 genera contain around 200 species.
Mycetophagus flexuosus is a species of hairy fungus beetle in the family Mycetophagidae. It is found in North America. Species of host fungi include Pleurotus ostreatus, Trametes versicolor, and Piptoporus betulinus.
Mycetophagus is a genus of hairy fungus beetles in the family Mycetophagidae. There are at least 20 described species in Mycetophagus.
Rhyopsocus is a genus of bird nest barklice in the family Psoquillidae. There are more than 20 described species in Rhyopsocus.
Mycetophagus obsoletus is a species of hairy fungus beetle in the family Mycetophagidae. It is found in North America.
Pilophorus confusus is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in Europe, northern Asia and North America.
Plegaderus confusus is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in North America.
Mycetophagus serrulatus is a species of hairy fungus beetle in the family Mycetophagidae. It is found in North America.
Mycetophagus quadriguttatus, known generally as the spotted hairy fungus beetle or four-spotted fungus beetle, is a species of hairy fungus beetle in the family Mycetophagidae. It is found in Africa, Australia, Europe and Northern Asia, North America, and Southern Asia.
Mycetophagus tenuifasciatus is a species of hairy fungus beetle in the family Mycetophagidae. It is found in North America.
Mycetophagus pluripunctatus is a species of hairy fungus beetle in the family Mycetophagidae. It is found in North America.
Mycetophagus californicus is a species of hairy fungus beetle in the family Mycetophagidae. It is found in North America.
Stephanocleonus confusus is a species of cylindrical weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America.
Brevipogon is a genus of soft-bodied plant beetles in the family Artematopodidae. There is one described species in Brevipogon, B. confusus.
Melanoplus confusus, known generally as pasture grasshopper, is a species of short-horned grasshopper in the subfamily Melanoplinae. Other common names include the pasture spur-throat grasshopper and little pasture locust. It is found in North America.
Margarinotus confusus is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in North America.
Mycetophagus melsheimeri is a species of hairy fungus beetle in the family Mycetophagidae. It is found in North America.
Acilius confusus is a species of predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae. It is found in North America.
Mycetophagus pluriguttatus is a species of hairy fungus beetle in the family Mycetophagidae. It is found in North America.
Mycetophagus distinctus is a species of hairy fungus beetle in the family Mycetophagidae. It is found in North America.