Mycetophagidae

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 (hence the name). Worldwide, the 18 genera contain around 200 species.

Genera

These 15 genera belong to the family Mycetophagidae:

• Afrotyphaeola <small>Lawrence, Escalona, Leschen & Ślipiński, 2014</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Berginus <small>Erichson, 1846</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g b}</span>
• Crowsonium <small>Abdullah, 1964</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Entoxylon <small>Ancey, 1869</small>
• Esarcus <small>Reiche, 1864</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Eulagius <small>Motschulsky, 1845</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Litargops <small>Reitter, 1880</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Litargus <small>Erichson, 1846</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g b}</span>
• Mycetophagus <small>Hellwig in Schneider, 1792</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g b}</span>
• Nototriphyllus <small>Lawrence, Escalona, Leschen & Ślipiński, 2014</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Pseudotriphyllus <small>Reitter, 1880</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Stereophilus <small>Biscaccianti, Audisio & Esser, 2022</small>
• Thrimolus <small>Casey, 1900</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g b}</span>
• Triphyllus <small>Dejean, 1821</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Typhaea <small>Curtis, 1830</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g b}</span>
• Typhaeola <small>Ganglbauer, 1899</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Zeclaviger <small>Lawrence, Escalona, Leschen & Ślipiński, 2014</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>

<small>Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net</small>

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