Phycosecidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Cleroidea.,^[1][2] containing the single genus Phycosecis found in Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand and Vanuatu. The beetles are small, about 1.5–3.5 mm in length.^[3] They live in sandy coastal areas, and are saprophagous, feeding on faeces, carrion, and dead arthropods during the daytime.^[4]

Phycosecidae
Phycosecis litoralis Pascoe, 1875
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Superfamily:	Cleroidea
Family:	PhycosecidaeCrowson, 1952 Genus: PhycosecisPascoe, 1875 Taxonomy edit The species are:[5] Phycosecis ammophilus Lea, 1899 Phycosecis hilli Lea, 1921 Phycosecis limbata (Fabricius, 1781) Phycosecis litoralis Pascoe, 1875 References edit   Wikispecies has information related to Phycosecidae. ^ "Family PHYCOSECIDAE". AFD. Retrieved 2023-01-14. ^ "Phycosecidae - Nomen.at - animals and plants". ^ Hawkeswood, Trevor (1987). Beetles of Australia. North Ryde, New South Wales: Angus and Robertson. pp. 38–39. ISBN 0-207-15352-3. ^ Leschen, Richard A. B.; Beutel, Rolf G. (2010-12-31), Kükenthal, Willy; Leschen, Richard A.B.; Beutel, Rolf G.; Lawrence, John F. (eds.), "9.8. Phycosecidae Crowson, 1952", Coleoptera, Beetles, Volume 2, Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim), DE GRUYTER, pp. 265–268, doi:10.1515/9783110911213.265, ISBN 978-3-11-019075-5, retrieved 2022-10-15 ^ Phycosecidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 12 Jul 2011.