Definition of "phycosecid"

Phycosecids occur on beaches and often feed on dead fish.

1994, John Francis Lawrence, Australian beetles, page 11

Phycosecids live in sandy areas that border marine littoral zones.

2010, Richard A.B. Leschen, Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim)‎

Phycosecids are small, ovate, convex beetles with a prognathous head, partly covered by a semicircular projection of the pronotum and a dorsal vestiture of whitish scales or scalelike setae.

2013, Adam Slipinski, Australian Beetles Volume 1: Morphology, Classification and Keys‎