Lathropus

Lathropus is a genus of beetles in the family Laemophloeidae. It has been the subject of recent taxonomic study. Lathropus species are minute (Thomas Lathropus jamaicensis Thomas Lathropus minimus Champion Lathropus parvulus Grouvelle Lathropus pictus Schwarz Lathropus pubescens Casey Lathropus rhabdophloeoides Thomas Lathropus robustulus Casey Lathropus sepicola (Müller in Germar) Lathropus striatus Casey, 1916 Lathropus vernalis Casey

All but one of the known species of Lathropus are indigenous to the New World. The one exception, L. sepicola, is found in Europe. Adults and larvae are associated with dead trees and feed on fungi.