Species Cryptophagus cellaris - Cellar Beetle

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Habitat · Food · Works Cited

small brown beetle - Cryptophagus cellaris - male

Cryptophagus cellaris - Cryptophagus cellaris

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

Species cellaris (Cellar Beetle)

Other Common Names

Cellar Fungus Beetle

Explanation of Names

Cryptophagus cellaris (Scopoli 1763)

Numbers

2.2–2.7 mm(1)

Range

cosmopolitan(1), adventive in NA (ON-BC...)(2), FL(3) to...

Habitat

associated with stored foods in cellars and basements(1); recorded on Canadian cargo ships carrying wheat, flour, soybean meal, and beans(4)

Food

stored products, herbariums, insects(5)

Works Cited

1.	Handbook of urban insects and arachnids: A handbook of urban entomology Robinson W.H. 2005. Cambridge University Press.

2.	Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Second edition Bousquet Y., Bouchard P., Davies A.E., Sikes D.S. 2013. ZooKeys 360: 1–402.

3.	A distributional checklist of the beetles (Coleoptera) of Florida. Peck & Thomas. 1998. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville. 180 pp.

4.	Beetles associated with stored products in Canada: An identification guide Bousquet Y. 1990. Research Branch Agriculture Canada, Publication 1837.

5.	Alien terrestrial arthropods of Europe Roques A., Kenis M., Lees D., Lopez-Vaamonde C., Rabitsch W., Rasplus J.-Y., Roy D., eds. 2010. BioRisk 4 Special Issue; 2 vols., 1028 pp.

Contributed by v belov on 14 February, 2014 - 6:40pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn
Last updated 24 April, 2019 - 8:43pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2025 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Printer Friendly Version