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Species
Habitat – life traits Origin Reference for Switzerland
Latridiidae
Adistemia watsoni (Wollaston) Feeds on fungus, found in herbarium Cosmopolitan Lucht, 1987
Corticaria ferruginea Marsham On fungus, on decaying plant material Cosmopolitan C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Corticaria fulva (Comolli) On fungus, on decaying plant material Cosmopolitan Lucht, 1987
Corticaria pubescens Gyllenhal On fungus, on decaying plant material Cosmopolitan Lucht, 1987
Corticaria serrata Paykull On fungus, on decaying plant material Cosmopolitan Lucht, 1987
Dienerella filum (Aubé) On fungus, on decaying plant material Central America Lucht, 1987
Lathridius minutus (L.) On fungus, on decaying plant material Cosmopolitan Lucht, 1987
Migneauxia orientalis Reitter On fungus, on decaying plant material Mediterranean region C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Stephostetus (= Aridius) bifasciatus (Reitter) Feeds on fungus in various environments Australia C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Stephostetus nodifer (Westwood) Feeds on fungus in various environments New Zealand Lucht, 1987
Thes bergrothi (Reitter)
Lyctidae
On fungus, on decaying plant material North-eastern Europe C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Lyctus africanus Lesne Domestic, in wood Africa C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Lyctus brunneus (Stephens) Domestic, in tropical wood South-east Asia Lucht, 1987
Lyctus cavicollis Le Conte
Merophysiidae
Domestic, in wood North America C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Holoparamecus caularum (Aubé)
Mycetophagidae
On fungus, on decaying plant material Cosmopolitan C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Berginus tamarisci Wollaston Found on pine trees in Switzerland Canary Islands C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Litargus balteatus Le Conte On fungus, on decaying plants, e.g. cereals North America C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Typhaea stercorea (L.)
Nitidulidae
On fungus, on decaying plants, e.g. cereals North America Lucht, 1987
Carpophilus dimidiatus (F.) On stored products and cultivated fields, mainly
cereals
North America C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Carpophilus hemipterus (L.) Feeds on fruits, dry fruits, cereals Cosmopolitan Lucht, 1987
Carpophilus marginellus Motschulsky Mainly domestic, on cereals South-east Asia C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Carpophilus quadrisignatus Erichson Feeds on dry fruits Probably America C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Glischrochilus fasciatus (Olivier) Feeds on vegetables, fruits, etc. North America C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Glischrochilus quadrisignatus (Say) Feeds on vegetables, fruits, etc. North and Central America C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Urophorus rubripennis (Heer)
Orthoperidae
Under oak bark and on Apiaceae Perhaps Mediterranean region C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Orthoperus aequalis Sharp
Ostomidae
In compost, in Ticino Hawaii C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Tenebroides mauritanicus (L.)
Ptiliidae
On stored products, especially cereals Africa Lucht, 1987
Acrotrichis insularis (Maeklin) In organic matters, from Vaud and Weissenstein North America C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Acrotrichis sanctaehelenae Johnson
Ptilodactylidae
In organic matters, Ticino St Helena, Africa? C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Ptilodactyla exotica Chapin
Ptinidae
Domestic, indoor plants North America C. Besuchet, pers. comm.
Gibbium psylloides (Czempinski) Domestic, on stored products Cosmopolitan Lucht, 1987
Niptus hololeucus (Faldermann) Domestic, feeds on fabrics Asia Minor, southern Russia Lucht, 1987