Sphindidae
Introduction '''Sphindidae ''' is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga. They are called '''slime mold beetles''' due to their exclusive feeding on slime molds during adult and larval stages, other aspects of their life history are obscure. Palaeontological discoveries since 2015 have added to the geologic history of Sphindidae, including the discovery of ''Libanopsis'', placed in the extinct subfamily Libanopsinae.
Genera Eight living genera are placed in Sphindidae:* ''Aspidiphorus'' Latreille, 1829* ''Carinisphindus'' McHugh, 1900* ''Eurysphindus'' LeConte, 1878* ''Genisphindus'' McHugh, 1993* ''Odontosphindus'' LeConte, 1878 * ''Protosphindus'' Sen Gupta and Crowson, 1979* ''Sphindiphorus'' Sen Gupta and Crowson, 1979 * ''Sphindus'' Megerle in Dejean, 1821  (cryptic slime mold beetles)*''Trematosphindus'' Li & Cai, 2021, Burmese amber, Myanmar, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)*''Burmops'' Kirejtshuk et al. 2019 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)Additionally the extinct subfamily Libanopsinae contains the genus ''Libanopsis'' encompassing five species from Cretaceous Lebanese amber.
References
External links *  Sphindidae Tree of Life*