Phycosecidae | |
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Phycosecis litoralis Pascoe, 1875 | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Superfamily: | Cleroidea |
Family: |
Phycosecidae Crowson, 1952 |
Genus: |
Phycosecis Pascoe, 1875 |
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]
The species are: [5]