Ptomaphagus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Leiodidae |
Subfamily: | Cholevinae |
Genus: | Ptomaphagus Hellwig, 1795 |
Synonyms | |
AdelopsTellkampf, 1843 |
Ptomaphagus is a genus of small carrion beetles in the family Leiodidae. There are at least 50 described species in Ptomaphagus. [1] [2] [3]
ITIS Taxonomic note: [2]
Syneta is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Synetinae. There are about 11 described species in Syneta. The genus is entirely holarctic in distribution, with species appearing in North America, Siberia, East Asia and Northern Europe.
Gelae is a genus of round fungus beetles belonging to the family Leiodidae. The beetles are found in different parts of Central and North America. They are small and rounded, feeding on slime moulds. They were originally placed in the genus Agathidium following the discovery of the first species, G. cognatum, in 1878. The taxonomic position was revised with description of new species in 2004 by American entomologists Kelly B. Miller and Quentin D. Wheeler. Upon creation of the new genus, the five new species are Gelae baen, G. belae, G. donut, G. fish, and G. rol.
Sciodrepoides is a genus of small carrion beetles in the family Leiodidae. There are about five described species in Sciodrepoides.
Anemadini is a tribe of small carrion beetles in the family Leiodidae. There are at least 30 genera and more than 70 described species in Anemadini.
Nemadus is a genus of small carrion beetles in the family Leiodidae.
Leiodinae is a subfamily of round fungus beetles in the family Leiodidae. There are more than 60 genera and 1,800 described species in Leiodinae.
Catops is a genus of small carrion beetles in the family Leiodidae. There are about 16 described species in Catops.
Leptinus is a genus of mammal-nest beetles in the family Leiodidae, sometimes referred to as "mouse nest beetles". There are at least 3 described species in Leptinus.
Leptinillus is a genus of mammal-nest beetles in the family Leiodidae. There are at least 2 described species in Leptinillus.
Pinodytes is a genus of eyeless soil fungivore beetles in the family Leiodidae. There are at least 40 described species in Pinodytes.
Hydnobius is a genus of round fungus beetles in the family Leiodidae. There are about seven described species in Hydnobius.
Ptomaphagus brevior is a species of small carrion beetle in the family Leiodidae. It is found in North America.
Ptomaphagus fumosus is a species of small carrion beetle in the family Leiodidae. It is found in North America.
Ptomaphagus cavernicola is a species of small carrion beetle in the family Leiodidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Colon is a genus of round fungus beetles in the family Leiodidae. There are at least 80 described species in Colon.
Macrohydnobius is a genus of round fungus beetles in the family Leiodidae. There are about six described species in Macrohydnobius.
Ptomaphagus appalachianus is a species of small carrion beetle in the family Leiodidae. It is found in North America.
Cholevini is a tribe of small carrion beetles in the family Leiodidae. There are more than 20 genera and 200 described species in Cholevini.
Ptomaphagini is a tribe of small carrion beetles in the family Leiodidae. There are about 14 genera and more than 110 described species in Ptomaphagini.