Agathidium angulare
| Agathidium angulare | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Leiodidae |
| Genus: | Agathidium |
| Species: | A. angulare
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| Binomial name | |
| Agathidium angulare Mannerheim, 1852[1]
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Agathidium angulare is a species of round fungus beetle.[2] They are found in both the United States and Canada.[3][4] They are known by the common name "angulated round fungus beetle."
Description
Agathidium angulare beetles are relatively large compared to other beetles of their genus, reaching approximately 2.5mm in length.[3] They have dark red heads, red pronotum, elytra, and venter, and a yellow mesosternum. Their antennae, palpi, and legs are brownish in color. Adult males have a long mandibular horn.
References
- ^ "ITIS - Report: Agathidium angulare". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ "Agathidium angulare". iNaturalist. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ a b Miller, Kelly B.; Wheeler, Quentin D. (2005). "SLIME-MOLD BEETLES OF THE GENUS AGATHIDIUM PANZER IN NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA, PART II. COLEOPTERA: LEIODIDAE" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 291: 14–19. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2005)291<0001:SBOTGA>2.0.CO;2.
- ^ "Angulated Round Fungus Beetle (Agathidium angulare) wildspecies.ca". search.wildspecies.ca. Retrieved 10 February 2026.