Leiodidae
| Leiodidae | |
|---|---|
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| Anisotoma humeralis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Superfamily: | Staphylinoidea |
| Family: | Leiodidae Fleming, 1821 |
Catops picipes on beech leaf
Leiodidae is a family of beetles with around 3800 described species found worldwide. Members of this family are commonly called round fungus beetles due to the globular shape of many species, although some are more elongated in shape. They are generally small or very small beetles (less than 10 mm in length) and many (but not all) species have clubbed antennae.
Adults and larvae of these beetles generally feed on fungi in rotting plant or animal material. Some species are common in birds' nests and mammal dens.
Subfamilies and genera (Incomplete)
- Subfamily Cholevinae
- Anemadiola Szymczakowski, 1963
- Anemadus Reitter, 1884
- Catops Paykull, 1798
- Choleva Latreille, 1796
- Cholevodes Portevin, 1928
- Leptodirus Schmidt, 1832
- Nargus Thomson, 1867
- Nemadus Thomson, 1867
- Parabathyscia Jeannel, 1908
- Ptomaphagus Illiger, 1798
- Sciodrepoides Hatch, 1933
- Speonemadus Jeannel, 1922
- Subfamily Coloninae
- Colon Herbst, 1797
- Subfamily Leiodinae
- Agathidium Panzer, 1797
- Aglyptinus Cockerell, 1906
- Amphicyllis Erichson, 1845
- Anisotoma Panzer, 1796
- Colenis Erichson, 1842
- Decuria Miller and Wheeler, 2004
- Gelae Miller and Wheeler, 2004
- Leiodes Latreille, 1796
References
- Family description
- Web-based taxonomy pages ("scratchpad") for the Cholevinae of the world (here treated as a separate family)
Links
Data related to Leiodidae at Wikispecies
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