Proteininae

Anatomy

• Broad bodied.
• Small, under 3 mm.
• Elytra long, covering first visible abdominal tergite.
• Tarsi 5-5-5 in NA, 4-4-4 in some southern hemisphere taxa.

  Ecology

• Habitat: found in fungi, under bark, in decaying vegetation, forest leaf litter.
• Collection method: sift/Berlese leaf litter.
• Biology: saprophages or mycophages.

  Systematics