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Leiodidae

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Kingdom
  
Infraorder
  
Scientific name
  
Leiodidae

Higher classification
  
Order
  
Beetle

Suborder
  
Superfamily
  
Staphylinoidea

Phylum
  
Rank
  
Family

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Lower classifications
  
Leptodirus hochenwartii, Leiodinae

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.

Leiodidae Hydnobius suturalis Zett Leiodidae

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.

Leiodidae Coleoptera Family Leiodidae Flickr

Subfamilies and genera (Incomplete)

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  • 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

  • Leiodidae Leiodidae Round fungus beetles Discover Life

    References

    Leiodidae Wikipedia