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Genus Cryptophilus

Lizard Beetles - Cryptophilus seriatus Beetle IMG_1029 - Cryptophilus integer ID please - Cryptophilus integer Pleasing Fungus Beetle - Cryptophilus integer Taking a break from Carabids and Hydrophilids! - Cryptophilus seriatus Beetle - Cryptophilus seriatus Cryptophilus integer small beetle - Cryptophilus
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 (Erotylid series)
Family Erotylidae (Pleasing Fungus Beetles)
Subfamily Xenoscelinae
Genus Cryptophilus
Explanation of Names
Cryptophilus Reitter 1874
Numbers
3 spp. in our area
Range
across the continent
Print References
Esser, Jens. (2017). On the Nearctic Cryptophilus REITTER, 1874 (Coleoptera: Erotylidae). Linzer biologische Beiträge. 49. 1133-1137. PDF here