Mormolyce

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Mormolyce
Violin beetle Mormolyce phyllodes.jpg
Mormolyce phyllodes
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Lebiinae
Tribe: Lebiini
Genus: Mormolyce
Hagenbach, 1825
Species

7; see text

Mormolyce is a genus of ground beetles in the subfamily Lebiinae.[1] They all possess distinctive violin-shaped elytra and live between layers of bracket fungi.

Species[]

The genus contains the following seven species:[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Lorenz, W. "Lebiini (1): Nomina Carabideum, Online Database", 2005. Retrieved on 2009-08-06.
  2. ^ "Mormolyce Hagenbach, 1825". Carabidae of the World. 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

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