Mycetophagus quadriguttatus
P.W.J.Müller, 1821
spotted hairy fungus beetle, four-spotted fungus beetle
Mycetophagus quadriguttatus is a of hairy fungus beetle in the Mycetophagidae. It is known by the spotted hairy fungus beetle and four-spotted fungus beetle. The species has a remarkably broad distribution, occurring across multiple continents including Africa, Australia, Europe, Northern Asia (excluding China), North America, and Southern Asia. As a member of Mycetophagidae, it is associated with fungal , though specific ecological details remain limited in the available literature.
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Distribution
Africa; Australia; Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China); North America; Southern Asia
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
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