Cryptophagidae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Cucujoidea |
| Family: | Cryptophagidae Kirby, 1826 |
Silken fungus beetles, Cryptophagidae
Cryptophagidae is a family of beetles with representatives found in all biogeographic realms. 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:
- Wittmer, 1935 g
- Amydropa Reitter, 1877 i c g
- Leschen, 1996 g
- Brookes, 1951 g
- Antherophagus Dejean, 1821 i c g b
- Atomaria Stephens, 1829 i c g b
- Caenoscelis Thomson, 1863 i c g b
- Ponomarenko, 1990 g
- Cryptophagus Herbst, 1792 i c g b
- Leschen & Lawrence, 1991 g
- Curelius Casey, 1900 i c g b
- 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
- Lyubarsky, 1989 i c g
- Esser, 2006 g
- Micrambe Thomson, 1863 g
- Myrmedophila Bousquet, 1989 i c b
- Nganasania Zherikhin, 1977 g
- Ootypus Ganglbauer, 1899 g
- Leschen, 2001 g
- Paramecosoma Curtis, 1833 g
- Leschen, 1996 g
- Casey, 1924 i c g
- 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
- Nakane & Hisamatsu, 1963 g
- Reitter, 1875 g
- Spavius Motschulsky, 1844 g
- Reitter, 1875 i c g
- Telmatophilus Heer, 1841 i c g b
- Tisactia Casey, 1900 i c g b
- Grouvelle, 1903 g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[3] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[6][7]
Extinct genera[]
- † Kirejtshuk and Azar 2008 Lebanese amber, Barremian
- Subfamily Atomariinae LeConte 1861
- Tribe Atomariini Le Conte 1861
- †Nganasania Zherikhin 1977 , Russia, Santonian
- † Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2018 , China, Albian
- Subfamily Cryptophaginae Kirby 1837
- Tribe Cryptophagini Kirby 1837
- † Peris et al. 2017 El Soplao amber (), Spain, Albian
- † Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2017 Taimyr amber, Russia, Santonian
- † Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2015 Taimyr amber, Russia, Santonian
- † Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2019 Baltic Amber, Russia, Eocene
References[]
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Cryptophagidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ "Browse Cryptophagidae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ "Cryptophagidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ "Cryptophagidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ 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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