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Genus Cryptophagus

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Cucujoidea
No Taxon (Cucujid series)
Family Cryptophagidae (Silken Fungus Beetles)
Subfamily Cryptophaginae
Tribe Cryptophagini
Genus Cryptophagus
Explanation of Names
Cryptophagus Herbst 1792
Numbers
30 spp. in our area (several adventive)(1), 10 in Atlantic Canada(2)
largest genus in the subfamily
Identification
a simple key to ne. spp. in(2)
a key to spp. found in stored products in(3)
key to NA spp. in(4)
images of many widespread adventive spp. here
Range
worldwide and throughout NA(1); many spp. easily spread by commerce
Habitat
decaying plant matter; many spp. (12 in Canada alone(3)) in stored grain/grain products, dried fruit, etc.
Remarks
tarsi sexually dimorphic, ♀♀ 5-5-5, ♂♂ 5-5-4
Internet References
Fact sheets: C. cellaris(5)
EoL
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
2.Contributions towards an understanding of the Cryptophaginae (Coleoptera: Cryptophagidae) of Atlantic Canada
Majka C.G., Langor D. 2010. ZooKeys 35: 13-35.
3.Beetles associated with stored products in Canada: An identification guide
Bousquet Y. 1990. Research Branch Agriculture Canada, Publication 1837.
4.A revision of the North American Cryptophagus Herbst (Coleoptera: Cryptophagidae)
Woodroffe, G.E. & Coombs C.W. 1961. Miscellaneous Publications of the Entomological Society of America 2: 179–211.
5.PaDIL – High quality images and information tools designed for Biosecurity and Biodiversity
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 20 November, 2005 - 8:04pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Bbarnd, Mike Quinn, Boris Bueche, v belov, Edward Ruden
Last updated 2 February, 2019 - 9:18am

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