''Typhaea'' is a genus of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
s belonging to the family
Mycetophagidae
The Mycetophagidae or hairy fungus beetles are a family of beetles in the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. The different species are between 1.0 and 6.5 mm in length. The larvae and adults live in decaying leaf litter, fungi, and under bark. Most ...
.
The genus was described in 1829 by Stephens.
Species:
* ''
Typhaea africana'' Dajoz, 1970
* ''
Typhaea angusta'' Rosenhauer, 1856
* ''
Typhaea decipiens'' Lohse, 1989
* ''
Typhaea hirta'' Broun, 1880
* ''
Typhaea stercorea'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
References
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Tenebrionoidea
Tenebrionoidea genera