American Insects - A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico, 2nd Edition
Page(s):
xx + 1003
Publisher:
CRC Press
Publication Place:
Boca Raton, Florida, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1877743194/
Notes:
Reference for:
Mycetophagus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Parsons, Carl T.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1975-03-28 / 1975-03-28
Article/Chapter Title:
Revision of Nearctic Mycetophagidae (Coleoptera)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Coleopterists Bulletin, vol. 29, no. 2
Page(s):
93-108
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0010-065X
Notes:
Reference for:
Mycetophagus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Young, Daniel K. / Arnett, Ross H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley, and J. H. Frank, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2002-01-01 / 2002-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Family 96. Mycetophagidae Leach 1815
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Beetles, vol. 2: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
Page(s):
399-400
Publisher:
CRC Press LLC
Publication Place:
Boca Raton, Florida, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8493-0954-9/
Notes:
Reference for:
Mycetophagus
Mycetophagus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Mycetophagus: Comments
Comment:
The name Mycetophagus appeared in two or three separate works in 1792, one by Hellwig (in Schneider Neuest Mag. Ent., 1:394), and two by Fabricius (Entomologiae Systematicae, Emendatae et Auctae, Tom. I, Pars II:497; and Determinatio generis Ips affiniumque, Actes de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris 1:30). Hellwig appears to be the most frequently cited author, so for the moment ITIS will cite Hellwig. Further work would be required to determine earliest available authorship for the genus
Comment:
There is apparently some confusion about subgenera in Mycetophagus. Parsons (1975:94) notes that "Casey's subgenera are not entirely natural and are used here chiefly for convenience in keying to species." Until further research clarifies this issue, ITIS has opted to omit subgenera in this genus