Family Mycetophagidae

The hairy fungus beetles

checked by W.D. Shepard, March 1993

Subfamily Bergininae

Berginus Erichson

• B. bahamicus Casey, FL (MON), Cuba, Bahamas

Subfamily Mycetophaginae

Litargus Erichson

• L. balteatus LeConte, cosmopolitan, NAmer, FL (ALA, DAD, IND, ORA, LEV), WInd, Old World; occasionally on stored corn and grain
• L. didesmus (Say), nw & eUS, FL (ALA, DAD, FRA, HIG, LEV)
• L. nebulosus LeConte, sw & eUS, FL, Mexico, Cuba
• L. sexpunctatus (Say), sw & eUS, FL (ALA, DAD, LEO, LEV, LIB, PUT)
• L. tetraspilotus LeConte, sw & eUS, FL (ALA, LIB, PUT), CAmer, SAmer

Mycetophagus Hellwig

• M. flexuosus Say, sw-nw-eUS, FL
• M. obsoletus (Melsheimer), sw-eUS, FL (LEV)
• M. pini Ziegler, sw & eUS, FL
• M. pluripunctatus LeConte, eUS, FL (ALA, WAK)
• M. serrulatus (Casey), sw & eUS, FL (ALA, JAC, LEV)

Myrmechixenus Chevrolat

• M. lathridioides Crotch, sUS, FL (ALA)

Thrimolus Casey

• T. minutus Casey, eUS, FL (ALA)

Typhaea Stephans

• T. stercorea (Linnaeus), the hairy fungus beetle, cosmopolitan, NAmer, FL (ALA, BRE, DAD, LEV, LIB, MARI, MON, ORA, VOL), WInd, Old World, CAmer; feeds on fungi in mouldy grain, seeds, and peanuts
  = T. fumata (L.)

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