Phycosecidae

Phycosecidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Cleroidea.,[1][2] containing the single genus Phycosecis found in Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand and Vanuatu. The beetles are small, about 1.5–3.5 mm in length.[3] They live in sandy coastal areas, and are saprophagous, feeding on faeces, carrion, and dead arthropods during the daytime.[4]

Phycosecidae
Phycosecis litoralis Pascoe, 1875
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Cleroidea
Family: Phycosecidae
Crowson, 1952
Genus: Phycosecis
Pascoe, 1875

Taxonomy

The species are:[5]

  • Phycosecis ammophilus Lea, 1899
  • Phycosecis hilli Lea, 1921
  • Phycosecis limbata (Fabricius, 1781)
  • Phycosecis litoralis Pascoe, 1875

References
  1. "Family PHYCOSECIDAE". AFD. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  2. "Phycosecidae - Nomen.at - animals and plants".
  3. Hawkeswood, Trevor (1987). Beetles of Australia. North Ryde, New South Wales: Angus and Robertson. pp. 38–39. ISBN 0-207-15352-3.
  4. Leschen, Richard A. B.; Beutel, Rolf G. (2010-12-31), Kükenthal, Willy; Leschen, Richard A.B.; Beutel, Rolf G.; Lawrence, John F. (eds.), "9.8. Phycosecidae Crowson, 1952", Coleoptera, Beetles, Volume 2, Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim), DE GRUYTER, pp. 265–268, doi:10.1515/9783110911213.265, ISBN 978-3-11-019075-5, retrieved 2022-10-15
  5. Phycosecidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 12 Jul 2011.
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