Cryptophagidae

Cryptophagidae
Picrotus thoracicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Superfamily:Cucujoidea
Family:Cryptophagidae
Kirby, 1826
Silken fungus beetles, Cryptophagidae

Cryptophagidae is a family of beetles with representatives found in all ecozones. Members of this family are commonly called silken fungus beetles and both adults and larvae appear to feed exclusively on fungi although in a wide variety of habitats and situations, such as rotting wood and shed animal fur and feathers. These beetles vary from about 1 to 11 millimeters long, and usually have an oval body shape with a slight "waist".

Around 600 species have been described and are placed in about 60 genera in two subfamilies.[1]

Subfamilies:[1]

Genera

These 37 genera belong to the family Cryptophagidae:

  • Alfieriella Wittmer, 1935 g
  • Amydropa Reitter, 1877 i c g
  • Anitamaria Leschen, 1996 g
  • Antarcticotectus Brookes, 1951 g
  • Antherophagus Dejean, 1821 i c g b
  • Atomaria Stephens, 1829 i c g b
  • Caenoscelis Thomson, 1863 i c g b
  • Cryptophagites Ponomarenko, 1990 g
  • Cryptophagus Herbst, 1792 i c g b
  • Cryptothelypterus Leschen & Lawrence, 1991 g
  • Curelius Casey, 1900 i c g b
  • Dernostea Sasaji, 1984 g
  • Ephistemus Stephens, 1829 i c g b
  • Henoticus Thomson, 1868 i c g b
  • Henotiderus Reitter, 1877 i c g b
  • Hypocoprus Motschoulsky, 1839 g b
  • Hypophagus Lyubarsky, 1989 i c g
  • Meybohmia Esser, 2006 g
  • Micrambe Thomson, 1863 g
  • Myrmedophila Bousquet, 1989 i c b
  • Nganasania Zherikhin, 1977 g
  • Ootypus Ganglbauer, 1899 g
  • Ostreacryptus Leschen, 2001 g
  • Paramecosoma Curtis, 1833 g
  • Paratomaria Leschen, 1996 g
  • Parephistemus Casey, 1924 i c g
  • Pseudhapalips Champion, 1913 g
  • Pteryngium Reitter, 1887 i c g b
  • Renodesta Caterino, Leschen & Johnson, 2008 i c g b[2]
  • Salebius Casey, 1900 i c g b
  • Serratomaria Nakane & Hisamatsu, 1963 g
  • Spaniophaenus Reitter, 1875 g
  • Spavius Motschulsky, 1844 g
  • Sternodea Reitter, 1875 i c g
  • Telmatophilus Heer, 1841 i c g b
  • Tisactia Casey, 1900 i c g b
  • Tomarops Grouvelle, 1903 g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[3] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 Cai, C. Y. and B. Wang. (2013). The oldest silken fungus beetle from the Early Cretaceous of southern China (Coleoptera: Cryptophagidae: Atomariinae). Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology 37 1-4.
  2. ↑ Caterino, M. S., et al. (2008). A new genus of Caenoscelini (Cryptophagidae: Cryptophaginae) from California, with two new species. The Coleopterists Bulletin 62(4), 509-23.
  3. ↑ "Cryptophagidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  4. ↑ "Browse Cryptophagidae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  5. ↑ "Cryptophagidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  6. ↑ "Cryptophagidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  7. ↑ Watson, L. and M. J. Dallwitz. 2003 onwards. Cryptophagidae. British Insects: The Families of Coleoptera. 2012 DELTA – DEscription Language for TAxonomy.


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