Leptodirini
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Cholevinae
small carrion beetles, round fungus beetles
Cholevinae is a subfamily of small carrion beetles within the family Leiodidae (Coleoptera), containing more than 260 genera and over 1,100 described species. The subfamily includes diverse ecological groups: necrophagous species that feed on carrion and dung, mycophagous species associated with fungi, and numerous troglobitic and troglophilic lineages adapted to subterranean habitats. The tribe Leptodirini within Cholevinae represents one of the most diverse radiations of subterranean animals globally, with approximately 1,340 species and subspecies distributed from the Iberian Peninsula to Iran.
Platycholeus
Platycholeus is a genus of small carrion beetles in the family Leiodidae, established by Horn in 1880. The genus contains at least two described species: Platycholeus leptinoides (Crotch, 1874) and Platycholeus opacellus (Fall, 1909). Members of this genus are classified within the tribe Leptodirini, subtribe Platycholeina, a group associated with subterranean and carrion-associated habitats.