Tribe Cryptocephalini

Classification · Identification · Life Cycle · Internet References · Works Cited

Hector Pachy-Chryso - Pachybrachis hector

Short-horned Texas Pachy - Pachybrachis brevicornis

Cryptocephalus trivittatus Olivier - Cryptocephalus trivittatus

Cryptocephalus vapidus R. White - Cryptocephalus vapidus

Stripes and Spots Beetle - Cryptocephalus leucomelas

Beetle. What genus and species? - Cryptocephalus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Long-horned and Leaf Beetles)

Family Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Subfamily Cryptocephalinae (The Casebearers)

Tribe Cryptocephalini

Identification

North American Bassareus, Cryptocephalus, Griburius spp. - Riley, Quinn

Life Cycle

Larvae are mostly detritivorous, living in leaf litter and similar debris on the soil surface. (1)

Internet References

Cryptocephalini of North America, N. of Mexico (sans Pachybrachis) - Riley, Quinn

Works Cited

1.	American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea By Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.)

Contributed by Jim McClarin on 6 January, 2006 - 9:26pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 10 July, 2009 - 4:56pm

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