Mycetophagus flexuosus | |
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Mycetophagus flexuosus, Oklahoma | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Mycetophagidae |
Genus: | Mycetophagus |
Species: | M. flexuosus |
Binomial name | |
Mycetophagus flexuosus Say, 1826 | |
Mycetophagus flexuosus is a species of hairy fungus beetle in the family Mycetophagidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] Species of host fungi include Pleurotus ostreatus , Trametes versicolor , and Piptoporus betulinus . [4]
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 is a genus of hairy fungus beetles in the family Mycetophagidae. There are at least 20 described species in Mycetophagus.
Litargus didesmus is a species of hairy fungus beetle in the family Mycetophagidae. It is found in North America.
Litargus is a genus of hairy fungus beetles in the family Mycetophagidae. There are at least 20 described species in Litargus.
Mycetophagus obsoletus is a species of hairy fungus beetle in the family Mycetophagidae. It is found in North America.
Litargus tetraspilotus is a species of hairy fungus beetle in the family Mycetophagidae. It is found in North America.
Thrimolus is a genus of hairy fungus beetles in the family Mycetophagidae. There are at least two described species in Thrimolus.
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.
Berginus nigricolor is a species of hairy fungus beetle in the family Mycetophagidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Mycetophagus tenuifasciatus is a species of hairy fungus beetle in the family Mycetophagidae. It is found in North America.
Mycetophagus confusus 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.
Litargus grandis 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.
Penthe obliquata, also known as the oblique polypore fungus beetle is a species of polypore fungus beetle in the family Tetratomidae. 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.
Litargus balteatus, the stored grain fungus beetle, is a species of hairy fungus beetle in the family Mycetophagidae. It is found in North America, Oceania, Europe, and temperate Asia.
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.