Fungal-habitat-beetle

Guides

• Bryophacis smetanai

  Bryophacis smetanai is a small rove beetle (Staphylinidae: Mycetoporinae) described by Campbell in 1993 as part of a comprehensive taxonomic revision of North American Bryophacis. It belongs to the tribe Bolitobiini, a group of mycophagous staphylinids associated with fungal substrates. The species was established based on morphological examination of specimens from across northern North America.

  StaphylinidaeMycetoporinaeBolitobiinirove-beetleNorth-Americamycophagous-beetlefungal-habitat-beetleCampbell-1993taxonomic-revision

• Prostomis americanus

  Prostomis americanus is a small beetle in the family Prostomidae, first described by Crotch in 1874. The family Prostomidae is a small group of beetles with limited taxonomic representation in North America. This species is known from British Columbia, Canada, based on occurrence records. Members of this family are typically associated with decaying wood and fungal habitats.

  ColeopteraProstomidaeProstomisNorth-AmericaBritish-Columbiasmall-beetlefungal-habitat-beetle