Leiodidae is a family of beetle

Beetle

Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...

s with around 3800 described species found worldwide. Members of this family are commonly called round fungus beetles due to the globular shape of many species, although some are more elongated in shape. They are generally small or very small beetles (less than 10 mm in length) and many (but not all) species have clubbed antennae

Antenna (biology)

Antennae in biology have historically been paired appendages used for sensing in arthropods. More recently, the term has also been applied to cilium structures present in most cell types of eukaryotes....

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Adults and larva

Larva

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e of these beetles generally feed on fungi

Fungus

A fungus is a member of a large group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds , as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, Fungi, which is separate from plants, animals, and bacteria...

 in rotting plant or animal material. Some species are common in bird

Bird

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s' nests and mammal

Mammal

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Subfamilies and genera

• Subfamily Cholevinae
  • Catops (Paykull, 1798)
  • Choleva (Latreille, 1796)
  • Leptodirus Schmidt, 1832
  • Nargus (Thomson, 1867)
  • Parabathyscia (Jeannel, 1908)
  • Ptomaphagus (Illiger, 1798)
  • Sciodrepoides (Hatch, 1933)
• Subfamily Coloninae
  • Colon (Herbst, 1797)
• Subfamily Leiodinae
  • Agathidium
    Agathidium
    Agathidium is a genus of beetles in the family Leiodidae.A. bushi, A. cheneyi, A. rumsfeldi and A. vaderi are species of this genus named after George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld and Darth Vader respectively, by two former Cornell entomologists, Dr Kelly B. Miller and Dr Quentin D. Wheeler...
    
    (Panzer, 1797)
  • Amphicyllis (Erichson, 1845)
  • Anisotoma (Panzer, 1796)
  • Colenis (Erichson, 1842)
  • Leiodes (Latreille, 1796)