Biphyllidae

Fungus beetle

The fungus beetle ( Biphyllidae ) are a family of beetles ( Coleoptera) dar.

Features

It is small, black to red-brown colored beetle with a body length of 2.3 to 3.3 millimeters. The body top is covered with dense hair and can point rows ( Biphyllus ) or a striation ( Diplocoelus ) have. The sensors have two lobes ( Biphyllus ) or three members ( Diplocoelus ). The legs are five-membered the fourth element is the smallest.

Way of life

The fungal leaf beetles live from mycelium and are mainly found in fungus-infected bark of deciduous trees or on tree fungi ( Biphyllus ).

System

Worldwide there are about 200 species are known in southern Central Europe, four species have been recorded. In Europe, five species occur in two genera.

Genus Biphyllus Dejean, 1821

• Biphyllus frater ( Aubé, 1850)
• Biphyllus lunatus (Fabricius, 1787)
• Biphyllus subellipticus ( Wollaston, 1862)
• Biphyllus typhaeoides ( Wollaston, 1862)

Genus Diplocoelus Guérin - Méneville, 1844

• Diplocoelus fagi Guérin - Méneville, 1838