Mycetophagidæ (misetofajide)

pl. [NL., Mycetophagus + -idæ.] A family of clavicorn Coleoptera, typified by the genus My cetophagus. They have the dorsal segments of the abdomen partly membranous, the ventral segments free, the tarsi four-jointed, the wings not fringed with hair, the anterior coxæ oval and separated by the corneous prosternum, the head free, and the body depre ed. The species live in fungi and under the bark of trees. The family is small, but of wide distribution, containing about 10 genera and le than 100 species. The beetles of this family are Erotylidæ, case the latter are called smooth fun gus - beetles. use, but now abandoned.] myarian (mi-a'ri-an), a. and n. [ clam; of or pertaining to the Myaria. II. n. A clam, or some similar bivalve. myasthenia (mi-as-the-nī'ä), n. [ μῦς , muscle, + ἀσθένεια , weakne : see asthenia .] Mus cular debility. myasthenic (mi-as-then'ik), a. Affected with myasthenia. mycchet, n. See mitch. mycele (mi-sēl'), n. [NL. mycelium.] Same as mycelium.