#macrovida

Erotylidae Beetle on Flickr.

Individuals of this family have the body usually oval, smooth, polished and dorsally convex. They are found in damp places such as rotten logs, often accompanied by others of the same species and larvae. When they are threatened they exude a substance smelly, which helps protect them from predators, because their movements are very slow.

Both larvae and the adult insect feeds on decaying matter.