Fungal-habitat
Guides
Anisopodinae
Anisopodinae is a subfamily of wood gnats within the family Anisopodidae (Diptera). These small flies are characterized by their humpbacked thorax and distinctive wing venation with a reduced anal lobe. The subfamily includes the genus Anisopus, whose members are associated with decaying wood and fungal habitats. Adults are frequently observed running on vegetation rather than flying.
Eidoreus politus
Eidoreus politus is a small beetle species in the family Eupsilobiidae, a group of polyphagan beetles formerly treated as part of Corylophidae. The species was described by Casey in 1895 and is known from collections across Central America and North America. Like other eupsilobiids, it is likely associated with fungal habitats, though specific ecological details remain poorly documented.
Mycetina
handsome fungus beetles
Mycetina is a genus of handsome fungus beetles in the family Endomychidae, established by Mulsant in 1846. The genus comprises approximately 11 described species distributed across the Northern Hemisphere, with records from Europe, North America, and the Eastern Palearctic. Members are associated with fungal habitats and serve as hosts for phoretic mites.
Philonthus caeruleipennis
Blue-winged Rove Beetle
A medium-sized rove beetle with striking metallic blue-green elytra contrasting against a black body. It is predatory, hunting other insects in fungal and decaying organic matter habitats. The species occurs across northern North America and parts of Eurasia.
Trigonurus edwardsi
Trigonurus edwardsi is a species of rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae, described by Sharp in 1875. It belongs to the subfamily Trigonurinae, a small and distinctive group within the Staphylinidae. The species is known from western North America, with records from California and possibly Oregon. Like other members of its genus, it is associated with decaying wood and fungal habitats.