Xenomycetes
| Xenomycetes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Endomychidae |
| Subfamily: | Xenomycetinae |
| Genus: | Xenomycetes Horn, 1880 |
Xenomycetes is a genus of handsome fungus beetles in the family Endomychidae. It is the only genus in the subfamily Xenomycetinae. There are at least two described species in Xenomycetes, both endemic to northwestern North America.[1][2][3][4]
Species[edit]
These two species belong to the genus Xenomycetes:
- Xenomycetes laversi Hatch, 1962 i c g
- Xenomycetes morrisoni Horn, 1880 i c g b
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[5] g = GBIF,[2] b = Bugguide.net[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Xenomycetes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ a b "Xenomycetes". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ a b "Xenomycetes Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Tree of Life, Endomychidae".
- ^ "Browse Xenomycetes". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
Further reading[edit]
- Tomaszewska, K. Wioletta (2004). "Larvae of Xenomycetes with description of mature larvae of X. morrisoni Horn, 1880 (Coleoptera: Endomychidae)". Genus. 15 (2): 163–171. ISSN 0867-1710.
- Tomaszewska, K. Wioletta (2005). "Phylogeny and generic classification of the subfamily Lycoperdininae with a re-analysis of the family Endomychidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea)" (PDF). Annales Zoologici. 55 (Suppl): 1–172. ISSN 0003-4541.
- Strohecker, H. F. (1986). "Family: Endomychidae". A Catalog of the Coleoptera of America North of Mexico. USDA Agriculture Handbook. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.