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Eucinetidae

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Kingdom
  
Infraorder
  
Scientific name
  
Eucinetidae

Higher classification
  
Order
  
Beetle

Suborder
  
Superfamily
  
Scirtoidea

Phylum
  
Rank
  
Family

Eucinetidae Eucinetidae Nycteus oviformis BugGuideNet

Similar
  
Clambidae, Sphindidae, Nosodendridae, Biphyllidae, Cerylonidae

Eucinetidae is a family of beetles, notable for their large coxal plates that cover much of the first ventrite of the abdomen, sometimes called plate-thigh beetles. The family is small for beetles, with about 37 species in nine genera, but are found worldwide.

Eucinetidae Eucinetidae Nycteus oviformis BugGuideNet

Adults are generally elliptical in shape, ranging from 0.8 to 4.0 mm in length, and black or brown in color. The head is small and bent underneath.

Eucinetidae Eucinetidae Tohlezkus inexpectus Image 353 Eucinetidae

Eucinetids live in detritus or in fungus-covered tree bark, where both adults and larvae eat various sorts of fungi.

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References

Eucinetidae Wikipedia


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