Mycetophagidae
Introduction ''Mycetophagus serrulatus''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'' Lawrence, Escalona, Leschen & Ślipiński, 2014 g* ''Berginus'' Erichson, 1846 i c g b* ''Crowsonium'' Abdullah, 1964 g* ''Esarcus'' Reiche, 1864 i c g* ''Eulagius'' Motschulsky, 1845 g* ''Litargops'' Reitter, 1880 g* ''Litargus'' Erichson, 1846 i c g b* ''Mycetophagus'' Hellwig in Schneider, 1792 i c g b* ''Nototriphyllus'' Lawrence, Escalona, Leschen & Ślipiński, 2014 g* ''Pseudotriphyllus'' Reitter, 1880 i c g* ''Thrimolus'' Casey, 1900 i c g b* ''Triphyllus'' Dejean, 1821 g* ''Typhaea'' Curtis, 1830 i c g b* ''Typhaeola'' Ganglbauer, 1899 g* ''Zeclaviger'' Lawrence, Escalona, Leschen & Ślipiński, 2014 gData sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net
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