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Derodontidae (tooth-necked fungus beetles)

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The tooth-necked fungus beetles (Dero­dontidae) are a family of small beetles with only a few species. Worldwide 19 species in four genera are known. They live in temperate zones of the northern and southern hemisphere on myxomycetes, one species is a predator of woolly conifer aphids (Adelgidae). In Germany two species have been recorded.

World: 19 Europe: n.a. Germany: 2 collected: 1 Missing species Overview in inquiry module fraction: 50%
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Missing species Derodontidae (tooth-necked fungus beetles) – currently missing species (1)
 Derodontus macularis
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