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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Rove, Carrion and Fungus Beetles (Staphylinoidea) » Round Fungus Beetles (Leiodidae)

Family Leiodidae - Round Fungus Beetles

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Another cholevine leiodid? round fungus beetle - Anisotoma Beaver Parasite Beetle - Platypsyllus castoris Small Carrion Beetle - Ptomogomphus Round Fungus Beetle - Agathidium Round Fungus Beetle - Leiodes appalachiana - male Chlovine carrion beetle - Catops - male reddish leiodine - Anisotoma
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Staphylinoidea (Rove, Carrion and Fungus Beetles)
Family Leiodidae (Round Fungus Beetles)
Other Common Names
Small Carrion Beetles, Mammal Nest Beetles
Remarks
Includes the still often seen Family Leptodiridae.
Print References
American Beetles, Vol. 1, Chapter 19 (1)
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
By Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.)
Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 29 March, 2005 - 4:05pm
Last updated 1 June, 2005 - 8:34am

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