Scaphidiinae
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Baeocera pallida
Baeocera pallida is a species of rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae, described by Thomas Lincoln Casey in 1900. It belongs to the subfamily Scaphidiinae, a group commonly known as shining fungus beetles due to their association with fungal substrates. The species is documented from scattered localities across eastern and central North America, with records from Canada and the United States.
Cyparium
Cyparium is a genus of rove beetles in the subfamily Scaphidiinae, described by Erichson in 1845. The genus comprises approximately 55 species with strongest representation in the Neotropical and Oriental regions. Species are associated with fungal substrates. The genus was recently revised with descriptions of five new Brazilian species.
Cyparium ater
Cyparium ater is a species of rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae, subfamily Scaphidiinae. Described by Casey in 1900, this species is currently treated as a synonym of Cyparium atrum. The genus Cyparium belongs to the tribe Cypariini within the scaphidiine rove beetles. Very little is known about the biology or ecology of this species.
Cyparium concolor
Cyparium concolor is a rove beetle in the subfamily Scaphidiinae, a group commonly known as shining fungus beetles. The species was described by Fabricius in 1801 and is native to eastern North America. Scaphidiine beetles are generally associated with fungal substrates, though specific ecological details for C. concolor remain limited.
Scaphisoma
shining fungus beetles
Scaphisoma is the most diverse genus of Scaphidiinae, with 766 described species and subspecies distributed almost worldwide. Members are commonly known as shining fungus beetles due to their association with fungi. The genus occurs across multiple continents including Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas, with 38 species recorded from the Neotropical region and seven now known from Brazil. Species have been documented from polyporoid fungi and other fungal substrates.
Scaphisoma pusillum
Scaphisoma pusillum is a small rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae, subfamily Scaphidiinae. Members of this genus are commonly known as shining fungus beetles. The species was described by J.L. LeConte in 1860 and has been recorded across a broad geographic range in the eastern and central United States.
Scaphisomatini
Scaphisomatini is a tribe of rove beetles (family Staphylinidae, subfamily Scaphidiinae) established by Casey in 1893. Members of this tribe are characterized by their association with fungal habitats, particularly as inhabitants of sporocarps (fruiting bodies) of basidiomycete fungi. The tribe comprises numerous genera distributed across multiple biogeographic regions. These beetles represent a specialized lineage within the Scaphidiinae, having evolved to exploit microhabitats within decaying fungal material.
Toxidium
Toxidium is a genus of rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae, subfamily Scaphidiinae. The genus was established by John Lawrence LeConte in 1860. Recent taxonomic work has expanded the genus with multiple new species described in 2025, primarily from Brazil. Members of this genus belong to the tribe Scaphisomatini, a group of small beetles often associated with fungal habitats.