Hobartiidae is a family of fungus eating beetles in the superfamily Cucujoidea, established by Sen Gupta and Crowson in 1966, containing two genera, Hobartius and Hydnobioides, and six described species. Five of the six species live in Australia, while one Hobartius species occurs in Chile and Argentina, and members feed on basidiomycete fruiting bodies inside decaying logs of Araucaria, Nothofagus, and Eucalyptus trees.
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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Introduction
Hobartiidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Cucujoidea.
- Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
Lead section
with six species, five of which are native to Australia
In Group: Flat Bark and Fungus Beetle Families (Cucujoidea), Lead
Hobartiidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Cucujoidea.
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