Eucinetidae
Common name:
Plate-thigh beetlesNumber of species:
1Size Range:
3-3mmTarsi:
5-5-5. Lobed.Description:
One species in Britain, the 3-4mm Eucinetus meridionalis (Laporte). Elliptical-oval in shape, with the pronotum completely covering the head when seen from above, the species is found in decaying wood or vegetation where it is thought to eat fungi.