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Saprophagous and detritivorous organisms both consume decaying matter. However the term saprophagous refers to sessile organisms like fungi while detritivorous refers to moving organisms like animals. In this case, the beetles are detritivorous, not saprophages. |
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'''Leiodidae''' is a family of [[beetle]]s with around 3800 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 [[Antenna (biology)|antennae]]. |
'''Leiodidae''' is a family of [[beetle]]s with around 3800 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 [[Antenna (biology)|antennae]]. |
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Members of the family are generally detritivorous or scavengers feeding on carrion or decaying organic matter like dung, or are specialised on feeding on specific types of fungus. Many species have reduced wings, with about half of all described species being flightless.<ref name=Newton-2016>{{cite book |last=Newton |first=Alfred F. |chapter-url=https://www.degruyter.com/database/ZOOLOGY/entry/bp_024906-4_35/html |title=Handbook of Zoology Online |chapter=Leiodidae Fleming, 1821, Coleoptera, Beetles |editor-last=Schmidt-Rhaesa |editor-first=Andreas |place=Berlin, Boston |publisher=De Gruyter |date=2016 |access-date=2022-10-02 }}</ref> |
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The oldest fossil of the family is ''[[Mesagyrtoides]]'' from [[Ulan Malgait Formation|Shar-Teg]], Mongolia, dating the Late [[Jurassic]] ([[Tithonian]]). Members of modern subfamilies appear during the [[Cretaceous]], with Cretaceous members of the family being primarily known from [[Burmese amber]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Bao |first1=Tong |last2=Antunes-Carvalho |first2=Caio |date=December 2020 |title=Two new polyphagan beetles (Tenebrionidae, Leiodidae) from lower Cenomanian amber of Myanmar |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0195667120302858 |journal=Cretaceous Research |language=en |volume=116 |pages=104599 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104599|s2cid=224930238 }}</ref> |
The oldest fossil of the family is ''[[Mesagyrtoides]]'' from [[Ulan Malgait Formation|Shar-Teg]], Mongolia, dating the Late [[Jurassic]] ([[Tithonian]]). Members of modern subfamilies appear during the [[Cretaceous]], with Cretaceous members of the family being primarily known from [[Burmese amber]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Bao |first1=Tong |last2=Antunes-Carvalho |first2=Caio |date=December 2020 |title=Two new polyphagan beetles (Tenebrionidae, Leiodidae) from lower Cenomanian amber of Myanmar |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0195667120302858 |journal=Cretaceous Research |language=en |volume=116 |pages=104599 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104599|bibcode=2020CrRes.11604599B |s2cid=224930238 }}</ref> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Superfamily: | Staphylinoidea |
| Family: | Leiodidae Fleming, 1821 |
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| Diversity | |
| at least 380 genera | |
Leiodidae is a family of beetles with around 3800 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.
Members of the family are generally detritivorous or scavengers feeding on carrion or decaying organic matter like dung, or are specialised on feeding on specific types of fungus. Many species have reduced wings, with about half of all described species being flightless.[2]
The oldest fossil of the family is Mesagyrtoides from Shar-Teg, Mongolia, dating the Late Jurassic (Tithonian). Members of modern subfamilies appear during the Cretaceous, with Cretaceous members of the family being primarily known from Burmese amber.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. Bibcode:2011ZooK...88....1B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.
- ^ Newton, Alfred F. (2016). "Leiodidae Fleming, 1821, Coleoptera, Beetles". In Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (ed.). Handbook of Zoology Online. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ Bao, Tong; Antunes-Carvalho, Caio (December 2020). "Two new polyphagan beetles (Tenebrionidae, Leiodidae) from lower Cenomanian amber of Myanmar". Cretaceous Research. 116: 104599. Bibcode:2020CrRes.11604599B. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104599. S2CID 224930238.
External links
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