Cryptophagus Herbst, 1792
(a genus of silken fungus beetles)

Cryptophagus (a genus of silken fungus beetles) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cryptophagus (a genus of silken fungus beetles) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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references
Cryptophagus dentatus
a silken fungus beetle
Species 2 trophisms
Cryptophagus pilosus
a silken fungus beetle
Species 1 trophisms
Cryptophagus setulosus
a silken fungus beetle
Species 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusCryptophagus (a genus of silken fungus beetles)
SubfamilyCRYPTOPHAGINAE (a subfamily of silken fungus beetles)
FamilyCRYPTOPHAGIDAE (silken fungus beetles)
SuperfamilyCUCUJOIDEA (a superfamily of beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cryptophagus (a genus of silken fungus beetles)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Coombs, C.W. & Woodroffe, G.E. 1955 A revision of the British species of Cryptophagus (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Cryptophagidae) Trans. R. Entomol. Soc. Lond. Vol 106 (6): 237-282.
Johnsom, C. 1988 Notes on some British Cryptophagus Herbst. (Coleoptera: Cryptophagidae), including confusus Bruce new to Britain Ent. Gazette Vol 39: 329-335.
Otero, J.C. & Johnson, C. 2013 Species of Cryptophagus Herbst, 1792, belonging to the “dentatus group” (Coleopera: Cryptophagidae) from the Western Palearctic region Entomologica Fennica Vol 24: 81-93.
Reska, M. 1994 Bestimmungstabellen der mitteleuropäischen Arten der Gattungen Micrambe Thomson und Cryptophagus Herbst (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cryptophagidae) Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien Vol 96B: 247-342.

Cryptophagus (a genus of silken fungus beetles) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cryptophagus (a genus of silken fungus beetles):

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