Xenomycetes
| Xenomycetes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Endomychidae |
| Subfamily: | Xenomycetinae Strohecker, 1962 |
| Genus: | Xenomycetes Horn, 1880 |
Xenomycetes is a genus of handsome fungus beetles in the family Endomychidae.[1][2][3][4][5] It is the only genus in the subfamily Xenomycetinae.[4][6] There are two recognized species in Xenomycetes, both endemic to northwestern North America.[3][4][5]
Species
These two species belong to the genus Xenomycetes:
- Xenomycetes laversi Hatch, 1962 i c g
- Xenomycetes morrisoni Horn, 1880 i c g b
Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[1] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]
Ecology
The larvae are mycophagous, with Xenomycetes laversi feeding solely on Paxillus atrotomentosus.[7]
References
- 1 2 "Xenomycetes G.H. Horn, 1880". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Xenomycetes Horn, 1880". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Xenomycetes G.H. Horn, 1880". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Xenomycetes Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Endomychidae". Tree of Life.
- ↑ "Xenomycetinae Strohecker, 1962". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ Tomaszewska, K. Wioletta (2004). "Larvae of Xenomycetes with description of mature larvae of X. morrisoni Horn, 1880 (Coleoptera: Endomychidae)". Genus. 15 (2): 163–171.
Further reading
- Tomaszewska, K. Wioletta (2005). "Phylogeny and generic classification of the subfamily Lycoperdininae with a re-analysis of the family Endomychidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea)" (PDF). Annales Zoologici. 55 (Suppl): 1–172. ISSN 0003-4541.
- Strohecker, H. F. (1986). "Family: Endomychidae". A Catalog of the Coleoptera of America North of Mexico. USDA Agriculture Handbook. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.