Checklist of - Entomological Society of Canada

Mycetophagidae
baker;'.Barber
breuicollis Casey
punctatus Casey
rubi Eiarber
sordictus Barber
Superfamily Tenebrionoidea
Family MYCETOPIHGIDAE hairy fungus beetles
Y. Bousquet
Of the 26 species of mycetophagids recorded
from Nc,rth America, 15 are known to occur in
Parsons (I975b) has revised the mycetophagids
of theNearcticfauna.
Canada. These beetles are found mainly in decaying
vegetable matter, in fungi, and under the bark
of rotten logs. A few species, such as Typhaea stercorea,
are occasionally found in buildings. As the
Latin name suggests, members of this family are BC (6);aB (4); SK (2); MB (7); ON (10); PQ (12); NB
mycetophagous. (2);NS (1); PE (1) . I (1)
Genus MY,IETOPHAGUS Hellwig
(Subgenus MYCETOPHAGUS s. str.)
M. californicus Horn - BC
prouer,,sis Casey
M. flexuosrrs Say MB ON PQ
M. punctat us Say MB ON PQ
M. serrulat,us (Caseyt MB ON PQ
pictus (.Casey)
quadralius Casey
subderzressus (Casey)
tribaheatus Casey
(Subgenus ILENDUS Casey)
M. distinctus Hatch - BC AB SK MB
M. pluripunctatus LeConte AB - MB ON PQ
(Subgenus PARILENDUS Casey)
M. quadriguttatus P.W.J. Miillerf
bimac ulatus Melsheimer
- BC AB SK MB ON PQ NB
bipust.ulatus Melsheimer
b isig n at us Melsheirner
uariegatus C.R. Sahlberg
(Subgenus GRATUSUS Casey)
M. plurigu,tatus LeConte - BC
franciscanus Van Dyke
M. tenuilasciatus Horn - BC AB ON PQ
notalulus ( Casey,
Genus LITARGUS Erichson
(Subgenus AJ-ITARGUS Casey)
L. balteatus LeConte
infulatus LeConte
- ON PQ
tr(l,nsuersus LeConte
(Subgenus PARALITARGUS Casey)
L. didesmus (Sayt PQ
asperulus Casey
(Subgenus LITARGUS s. str.)
L. sexpuncbatus tSay) - ON PQ
obsolescens Casev
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