Cryptophilus

Cryptophilus
Cryptophilus integer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Erotylidae
Subfamily: Xenoscelinae
Genus: Cryptophilus
Reitter, 1874

Cryptophilus is a genus of pleasing fungus beetles in the family Erotylidae. There are about nine described species in Cryptophilus.[1][2][3]

Identification

Cryptophilus adults are brown and slightly hairy beetles, 1.6-2.3 mm long and with 3-segmented antennal clubs.[4] They resemble beetles of the unrelated family Cryptophagidae.[4][5] Unlike cryptophagids, Cryptophilus have procoxal sockets that are closed.[5]

The larvae are long, hairy and have a granulate or tuberculate dorsum. They can be mistaken for larvae of Monotoma (Monotomidae) or Epuraea (Nitidulidae), which occur in similar habitats. Cryptophilus larvae can be recognised by their mandibles, which lack a sub-apical accessory tooth and have a large, subtriangular prostheca.[5]

Ecology

Cryptophilus occur in decaying plant matter (e.g. leaf litter, wood debris, compost heaps, grass cuttings, straw) and also in stored food products (e.g. cereals, beans, flour, dried fruit, nuts).[4][5][6] Adults and larvae are mycophages that feed on mould.[4][6]

Species

These species belong to the genus Cryptophilus:

(see also Cryptophilus integer (Heer, 1841) as a junior synonym of Micrambe abietis (Paykull, 1798) per Esser 2016, & Esser 2017, contra "integer" sensu auct. as Cryptophilus propinquus or Cryptophilus angustus.

References

  1. ^ "Cryptophilus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Cryptophilus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ a b c d "Cryptophilus propinquus". uk beetles. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  4. ^ a b c d Ruta, Rafal; Jałoszynski, Pawel; Sienkiewicz, Paweł; Konwerski, Szymon (2011-10-06). "Erotylidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) of Poland – problematic taxa, updated keys and new records". ZooKeys (134): 1–13. doi:10.3897/zookeys.134.1673. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 3229208. PMID 22140339.
  5. ^ a b "Species Cryptophilus integer". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2022-08-05.

Further reading

  • Leschen, Richard A. B. (2003). Erotylidae (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) phylogey and review. Fauna of New Zealand. Vol. 47. Manaaki Whenua Press. ISBN 978-0-478-09350-6. ISSN 0111-5383.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.


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