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| Oxyporus mexicanus | |
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| Subfamily: | Oxyporinae Erichson, 1839 |
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The Oxyporinae are a subfamily of the Staphylinidae discovered in 1839 by Erichson. [1] One genus, Oxyporus Fabricius, with 132 species, is found worldwide. [2]
All Oxyporinae have prominent mandibles. Their apical labial palpomeres are very large and strongly securiform. Their tarsi, like most Staphylinidae, are 5-5-5.
Most Oxyporinae are fungivores. Their whole lifecycle involves fungi, as females construct egg-laying chambers in fungi and reproduce in them. Thus, most scientists inspect mushrooms and fleshy fungi to find these creatures.
