Minute Brown Scavenger Beetles (Latridiidae) - 70 Species, Identification & Facts

Household Fungus Beetle

Adistemia watsoni

Identification: Body elongate and depressed, pronotum without longitudinal ridges, head well produced in front of eyes. Eyes distant from rear margin of head (diagnostic vs. similar genera Dienerella & Acalyptoischion )

Cartodere bifasciata

This is a minute scavenger beetle sometimes called a mould beetle, and measures little more than 2 mm in length. The elytra are gold-brown in colour and are marked with a darker patterning of large dot like blotches. The elytra are also studded with

Cartodere nodifer

This is a minute scavenger beetle sometimes called a mould beetle, and measures 1.5 to 2 mm in length. Colour when mature is dull black and the mature specimens have a waxy membrane to the sides of the pronotum and on various parts of the ventral sur

Corticaria elongata

Identification: quadrate to slightly transverse pronotum with prominent teeth at the hind angles, sub-basal impression slight. color yellow-tan. earliest NA record: before 1899 (MA-PA, MI, IA, CA)

Corticaria ferruginea

Identification: Ferruginous brown, the head often darker; elytral pubescence short, appressed, uniform; pronotum wider than long, widest before middle, sides broadly rounded and feebly serrulate.

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Corticaria saginata

Identification: adult habitus earliest NA record: NS 1924

Corticaria varicolor

Identification: "Color varying from yellowish brown to piceous, often uniform, but more commonly piceous brown, with the elytra (except the suture), antennae and legs paler . Form moderately stout and convex ; pubescence cinereous, rather long and co

Corticarina minuta

A tiny beetle measuring only about 1.5 mm. Unless identified by a recognised expert, a photo is required and the specimen should be examined with a microscope. In the comments box, state the key or ID method used and describe the size and identifying

Cortinicara gibbosa

This is a minute scavenger beetle which is only 2 mm or less in length and has pitted brown elytra. Although it probably develops in decaying plant matter, it can also often be beaten in great numbers from Hawthorn flowers etc. All year round, but mo

Dienerella costulata

Dienerella costulata (Dienerella costulata) is a species in the family Latridiidae, commonly known as minute brown scavenger beetles, belonging to the order Coleoptera (Beetles). It is classified within the subfamily Latridiinae, suborder Polyphaga,

Common Plaster Beetle

Dienerella filum

potential pest of air-conditioning and refrigeration systems ; adults cannot crawl on smooth or vertical surfaces, and often get trapped in sinks/tubs

Dienerella intermedia

Identification: Similar to D. filum but lacking discal fovea in the pronotum. Rare

Dienerella ruficollis

Dienerella ruficollis (Dienerella ruficollis) is a species in the family Latridiidae, commonly known as minute brown scavenger beetles, belonging to the order Coleoptera (Beetles). It is classified within the subfamily Latridiinae, suborder Polyphaga

Enicmus aterrimus

[the "introduced from Europe" remark in Downie and Arnett (1996) ( 4 ) is an error; this native nearctic sp. does not occur in Europe. =v=]

Enicmus brevicornis

Length 1.5-2mm. Dull black, femora usually pitchy. Unless identified by a recognised expert, a photo is required and the specimen should be examined with a microscope. In the comments box, state the key or ID method used and describe the size and ide

Enicmus maculatus

Identification: Elytra color testaceous, tessellated [checkered] with black quadrate spots, margin blackish Det. Nicolas Gompel, 2008 Type Locality: Detroit, MI

Fuchsina occulta

Identification: Eyeless, antenna 10-segmented • syntype

Squarenosed Fungus Beetle

Latridius minutus

Squarenosed Fungus Beetle (Latridius minutus) is a species in the family Latridiidae, commonly known as minute brown scavenger beetles, belonging to the order Coleoptera (Beetles). It is classified within the subfamily Latridiinae, suborder Polyphaga

Melanophthalma inermis

Identification: aedeagus not bilaterally symmetrical in ventral view

Melanophthalma pumila

Identification: Prosternum swollen and prominent anterior to procoxae (easily seen in lateral view)

Melanophthalma simplex

Identification: Det. Fred G. Andrews, 1994 comes to lights.

Melanophthalma taurica

Identification: Requires genitalia dissection of male If using , this species will key to M. villosa .

Metophthalmus rileyi

Type Locality: TX, Brazos Co., Koppe's Bridge, College Station, 5 mi SW. VI-3-1995, Fred G. Andrews, Berlese Quercus litter. (Andrews 1998)

Migneauxia lederi

Identification: Differentiated from any other North American Corticariinae by: antennae 10-segmented; pronotum transverse with strongly rounded sides and four or five large distinct teeth in the posterior half; eyes well developed (32-34 facets); lar