Beetle on fungi 2.5mm

JRsbugs · #1 (**permalink**) 19-10-2010, 12:23 PM

Hello,

There was two of these on a puff ball fungi which I think is Scleroderma citrinum. Size approx. 2.5mm.

I won't attempt to give it a name, but wonder if it belongs to Latridiidae. (remember the pics enlarge again with a second click on the pic)

Janet

Klaas Reißmann · #2 (**permalink**) 19-10-2010, 02:13 PM

Hi Janet,

it is a Cryptophagus. Those are not easy to identify. that's why I don't give more than the genus.

Regards
Klaas

JRsbugs · #3 (**permalink**) 19-10-2010, 02:40 PM

Hi Klaas,

I can see why you only give the genus!

Cryptophagus

And that's not all of them. I came across Cryptophagus corticinus before looking at that site, thinking it was close in the colouring of the elytra but that is a RDB species here and doesn't even have any records on the NBN Gateway!

Cryptophagus corticinus Thoms. (Cryptophagidae) - atlas of beetles of Russia (photo by K.V. Makarov)

Cryptophagus sp. it will remain.

Klaas Reißmann · #4 (**permalink**) 20-10-2010, 06:06 PM

Hi Janet,

that's why, right. But also I didn't work much with this family yet. It is like Staphylinidae. You always find some, but in the moment they are more or less boring for me.

So I spend my time with more interresting kinds like Phloiophilus edwardsii and Tetratoma desmarestii. Those are seldom found and, believe it or not, active in winter. Looking for those in summer is for nothing.

(by the way: I found both and found a few things about them)

Regards
Klaas