Xenomycetes

Xenomycetes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Endomychidae
Subfamily:	Xenomycetinae; Strohecker, 1962
Genus:	Xenomycetes; Horn, 1880

Xenomycetes is a genus of handsome fungus beetles in the family Endomychidae. It is the only genus in the subfamily Xenomycetinae. There are two recognized species in Xenomycetes, both endemic to northwestern North America.

Species

These two species belong to the genus Xenomycetes:

Xenomycetes laversi Hatch, 1962^{i c g}
Xenomycetes morrisoni Horn, 1880^{i c g b}

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Ecology

The larvae are mycophagous, with Xenomycetes laversi feeding solely on Paxillus atrotomentosus.

References

1 2 "Xenomycetes G.H. Horn, 1880". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
1 2 "Xenomycetes Horn, 1880". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
1 2 3 "Xenomycetes G.H. Horn, 1880". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
1 2 3 4 "Xenomycetes Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
1 2 "Endomychidae". Tree of Life.
↑ "Xenomycetinae Strohecker, 1962". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
↑ Tomaszewska, K. Wioletta (2004). "Larvae of Xenomycetes with description of mature larvae of X. morrisoni Horn, 1880 (Coleoptera: Endomychidae)". Genus. 15 (2): 163–171.

Tomaszewska, K. Wioletta (2005). "Phylogeny and generic classification of the subfamily Lycoperdininae with a re-analysis of the family Endomychidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea)" (PDF). Annales Zoologici. 55 (Suppl): 1–172. ISSN 0003-4541.
Strohecker, H. F. (1986). "Family: Endomychidae". A Catalog of the Coleoptera of America North of Mexico. USDA Agriculture Handbook. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service.
Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.

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[catlife-1] 1 2 "Xenomycetes G.H. Horn, 1880". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 10 August 2026.

[itis-2] 1 2 "Xenomycetes Horn, 1880". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 10 August 2026.

[gbif-3] 1 2 3 "Xenomycetes G.H. Horn, 1880". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 10 August 2026.

[bugref-4] 1 2 3 4 "Xenomycetes Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 10 August 2026.

[tol-5] 1 2 "Endomychidae". Tree of Life.

[6] "Xenomycetinae Strohecker, 1962". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 10 August 2026.

[Tomaszewska_2004-7] Tomaszewska, K. Wioletta (2004). "Larvae of Xenomycetes with description of mature larvae of X. morrisoni Horn, 1880 (Coleoptera: Endomychidae)". Genus. 15 (2): 163–171.

Xenomycetes

Species

Ecology

References

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