Fungivory and host associations of Coleoptera: a bibliography and review of research approaches
2012
Schigel, Dmitry S.
Fungi and Coleoptera are among the most evolutionarily successful and diverse heterotrophic organisms in the world. Due to their unique adaptive capacities, fungi and beetles co-occur and interact in various terrestrial habitats. In addition to commensal and mutualistic fungus–beetle relations, combative interactions involve aggressors from both sides such as entomopathogenic fungi and fungivorous beetles. Fungivory, most commonly in combination with saprophagy and xylophagy, is characteristic of many families of Coleoptera. The resource-exploiting fungal mycelia are most frequently consumed by beetles together with the woody substrata. The focus of the present review is on Coleoptera with larvae or adults feeding on a primarily fungal diet: fruit bodies and spores.
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