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Cryptophagus
Sign in to saveCryptophagus is a genus of beetles in the family Cryptophagidae, the silken fungus beetles. It is distributed across all the biogeographic realms of the world. Like most of the other beetles in the family, these are fungivores, feeding on fungal spores and hyphae.
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Genus
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderColeoptera
- FamilyCryptophagidae
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- Specimen records
- 1,986
- With media
- 108
- Family
- Cryptophagidae
- Collections
- UAM
- Recorded in
- United States
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- Cryptophagidae
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- Cryptophagus cellaris.jpg
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Cryptophagus is a genus of beetles in the family Cryptophagidae, the silken fungus beetles. It is distributed across all the biogeographic realms of the world. Like most of the other beetles in the family, these are fungivores, feeding on fungal spores and hyphae.
These beetles are flattened and oval in shape, and are generally 2 to 3 millimeters long. They are reddish to dark brown, sometimes with yellowish patterns on the elytra. The thorax is often sculptured with teeth, angles, or other projections. Some are hairy. The larva is usually yellow-brown and cylindrical but flattened, with visible legs.
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