Leiodidae

Taxobox
name = Leiodidae


image_caption = "Anisotoma humeralis"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Coleoptera
subordo = Polyphaga
infraordo = Staphyliniformia
superfamilia = Staphylinoidea
familia = Leiodidae
familia_authority = Fleming, 1821

Leiodidae is a family of beetles with around 2000 described species found worldwide. Members of this family are commonly called round fungus beetles due to the globular shape of many species, although some are more elongated in shape. They are generally small or very small beetles (less than 10 mm in length) and many (but not all) species have clubbed antennae.

Adults and larvae of these beetles generally feed on fungi in rotting plant or animal material. Some species are common in birds' nests and mammal dens.

Subfamilies and genera

* Subfamily Cholevinae
** "Catops" (Paykull, 1798)
** "Choleva" (Latreille, 1796)
** "Nargus" (Thomson, 1867)
** "Parabathyscia" (Jeannel, 1908)
** "Ptomaphagus" (Illiger, 1798)
** "Sciodrepoides" (Hatch, 1933)
* Subfamily Coloninae
** "Colon" (Herbst, 1797)
* Subfamily Leiodinae
** "Agathidium" (Panzer, 1797)
** "Amphicyllis" (Erichson, 1845)
** "Anisotoma" (Panzer, 1796)
** "Colenis" (Erichson, 1842)
** "Leiodes" (Latreille, 1796)

References

* [http://delta-intkey.com/britin/col/www/leiodida.htm Family description]