fungus beetle
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iːtəl
Noun
fungus beetle (plural fungus beetles)
- Any of many species of beetles, especially in superfamily Cucujoidea, that feed on fungi.
Derived terms
- cryptic fungus beetles (Archeocrypticidae, superfamily Tenebrionoidea)
- hairy fungus beetles (Mycetophagidae, superfamily Tenebrionoidea)
- handsome fungus beetles (Endomychidae, superfamily Coccinelloidea)
- minute fungus beetles (Corylophidae, superfamily Coccinelloidea)
- pleasing fungus beetles (Erotylidae)
- round fungus beetle (Leiodidae, superfamily Staphylinoidea)
- shining fungus beetles (Phalacridae)
- silken fungus beetles (Cryptophagidae)
- tooth-necked fungus beetles (Derodontidae, superfamily Derodontoidea)
- dry-fungus beetles (Sphindidae)
- minute tree-fungus beetles (Ciidae, superfamily Tenebrionoidea)
- forked fungus beetle (Bolitotherus cornutus)
- horned fungus beetle (Bolitotherus cornutus)
References
- “fungus beetle”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- fungus beetle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cucujoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Cucujoidea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons