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.

Subfamilies:

• Atomariinae
• Cryptophaginae

Genera

These 37 genera belong to the family Cryptophagidae:

• Alfieriella <small>Wittmer, 1935</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Amydropa <small>Reitter, 1877</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Anitamaria <small>Leschen, 1996</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Antarcticotectus <small>Brookes, 1951</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Antherophagus <small>Dejean, 1821</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g b}</span>
• Atomaria <small>Stephens, 1829</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g b}</span>
• Caenoscelis <small>Thomson, 1863</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g b}</span>
• Cryptophagites <small>Ponomarenko, 1990</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Cryptophagus <small>Herbst, 1792</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g b}</span>
• Cryptothelypterus <small>Leschen & Lawrence, 1991</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Curelius <small>Casey, 1900</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g b}</span>
• Dernostea <small>Sasaji, 1984</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Ephistemus <small>Stephens, 1829</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g b}</span>
• Henoticus <small>Thomson, 1868</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g b}</span>
• Henotiderus <small>Reitter, 1877</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g b}</span>
• Hypocoprus <small>Motschoulsky, 1839</small><span style="color:gray">^{g b}</span>
• Hypophagus <small>Lyubarsky, 1989</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Meybohmia <small>Esser, 2006</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Micrambe <small>Thomson, 1863</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Myrmedophila <small>Bousquet, 1989</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c b}</span>
• Nganasania <small>Zherikhin, 1977</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Ootypus <small>Ganglbauer, 1899</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Ostreacryptus <small>Leschen, 2001</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Paramecosoma <small>Curtis, 1833</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Paratomaria <small>Leschen, 1996</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Parephistemus <small>Casey, 1924</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Pseudhapalips <small>Champion, 1913</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Pteryngium <small>Reitter, 1887</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g b}</span>
• Renodesta <small>Caterino, Leschen & Johnson, 2008</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g b}</span>
• Salebius <small>Casey, 1900</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g b}</span>
• Serratomaria <small>Nakane & Hisamatsu, 1963</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Spaniophaenus <small>Reitter, 1875</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Spavius <small>Motschulsky, 1844</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>
• Sternodea <small>Reitter, 1875</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g}</span>
• Telmatophilus <small>Heer, 1841</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g b}</span>
• Tisactia <small>Casey, 1900</small><span style="color:gray">^{i c g b}</span>
• Tomarops <small>Grouvelle, 1903</small><span style="color:gray">^g</span>

<small>Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net </small>

Extinct genera

• †Lebanophytum <small>Kirejtshuk and Azar 2008</small> Lebanese amber, Early Cretaceous (Barremian)
• Subfamily Atomariinae <small>LeConte 1861</small>
• Tribe Atomariini <small>Le Conte 1861</small>
• †Nganasania <small>Zherikhin 1977</small> Taimyr amber, Russia, Late Cretaceous (Santonian)
• †Shixitomaria <small>Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2018</small> Shixi Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Albian)
• Subfamily Cryptophaginae Kirby 1837
• Tribe Cryptophagini Kirby 1837
• †Albocryptophagus <small>Peris et al. 2017</small> El Soplao amber (Spanish amber), Spain, Albian
• †Ennoticus <small>Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2017</small> Taimyr amber, Russia, Santonian
• †Microticus <small>Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2015</small> Taimyr amber, Russia, Santonian
• †Spaniophagus <small>Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2019</small> Baltic amber, Russia, Eocene

References

External links

• Partial species list