Corylophidae


Corylophidae is a family of minute hooded beetles, sometimes called minute fungus beetles, in the superfamily Coccinelloidea. There are about 18 genera and at least 120 described species in Corylophidae. They feed on microfungi such as molds, and are often found associated with bark, as well as in leaf litter and other decaying vegetation. In older literature, the family name was often given as Orthoperidae.

Genera

Aenigmaticum Matthews, 1888 i c g bAposericoderus Paulian, 1950 gArthrolipes gArthrolips Wollaston, 1854 i c g bClypastraea Haldeman, 1842 i c g bClypastrea gCorylophus Leach, 1833 gFoadia Pakaluk, 1985 i c gGloeosoma Wollaston, 1854 i c g bHolopsis Broun, 1883 i c g bHoplicnema Matthews, 1899 gMicrostagetus Wollaston, 1861 i c g bOrthoperus Stephens, 1829 i c g bRypobius LeConte, 1852 i c g bSericoderus Stephens, 1829 i c g bStanus Ślipiński, Tomaszewska & Lawrence, 2009 gTeplinus Pakaluk, Slipinski & Lawrence, 1994 gWeirus Slipinski, Tomaszewska and Lawrence, 2009 i c g
Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net