Gyrophaena manca Erichson, 1839

Glotov, Sergii V. & Drogvalenko, Oleksandr M., 2022, On The Fauna Of Mycetobiontic Rove Beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) Of North-Eastern Ukraine, Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 22 (2), pp. 135-155 : 149

Gyrophaena manca Erichson, 1839

Material. Kharkiv region: environs of Haidary , moist ravine forest, on mature carpophores of Trametes versicolor , 29.V.1992, 2 spec. ; ditto, on mature carpophores of Trametes versicolor , 29.V.1992, 3 spec. ; ditto, at the trunk of a fallen linden on mature carpophores of Agaricus chioneus , 29. V.1992, 3 spec.; ditto, at the trunk of a fallen tree on young carpophores of Laetiporus sulphureus , 29. V.1992, 1 spec. ; ditto, on fallen trees of ash and elm, on old carpophores of Fomes fomentarius , 29. V.1992, 9 spec. ; ditto, on old and rotten carpophores of Laetiporus sulphureus , 11. VI.1992, 1 spec. ; ditto, on carpophores of Kuehneromyces mutabilis , 17. VI.1992, 5 spec. ; ditto, highland oak forest, on fallen trees, on carpophores of Neolentinus schaefferi , 26. VI.1992, 22 spec. ; ditto, dry ravine forest, on carpophores of Phellinus igniarius , 16.VII.1992, 1 spec. ; ditto, on young carpophores of Daedalea quercina , 16.VII.1992, 7 spec. ; ditto, highland oak forest, on old carpophores of Tricholoma terreum , 1.VIII.1992, 1 spec. ; ditto, dry ravine forest, on carpophores of Trametes gibbosa , 8.VIII.1992, 2 spec. ; ditto, on carpophores of Neolentinus schaefferi , 8.VIII.1992, 3 spec. ; ditto, on old carpophores of Artomyces pyxidatus , 8.VIII.1992, 1 spec. ; ditto, moist ravine forest, on carpophores of Phellinus igniarius , 16.VIII.1992, 4 spec. ; ditto, highland oak forest, on carpophores of Amanita phalloides , 22.VIII.1992, 1 spec. ; ditto, on carpophores of Oxyporus corticola , 22.VIII. 1992, 2 spec. ; ditto, moist ravine forest, on carpophores of Leucocybe connata , 4.IX.1992, 1 spec. ; environs of v. Zadonetske, artificial pine forest, on old carpophores of Gymnopus dryophilus , 30. VI.1992, 1 spec. (Supplement, Tab. 1 ).

Bionomics. Obligate mycetobiont, it occurs in carpophores of fungi, sometimes in large clusters. Larvae and imagos feed on mature fungal spores.

Distribution. Europe, Caucasus,Siberia ( Schülke & Smetana 2015).