Phloiophilidae

Common name:

Number of species:

1

Size Range:

2-3mm

Tarsi:

5-5-5.

Images:

  • Phloiophilus edwardsii

Description: 

A single species in Britain, Phloiophilus edwardsi Stephens.  This is a small (2-3mm) species, slightly dorso-ventrally flattened, and patterned with in black and mid-brown with strongly-protuberant eyes.  It is found in association with the fungus Peniophora quercina (Persoon) Cooke.