Cryptophilus
Cryptophilus is a genus of pleasing fungus beetles in the family Erotylidae. There are about nine described species in Cryptophilus.
Identification
Cryptophilus adults are brown and slightly hairy beetles, 1.6-2.3 mm long and with 3-segmented antennal clubs. They resemble beetles of the unrelated family Cryptophagidae. Unlike cryptophagids, Cryptophilus have procoxal sockets that are closed.The larvae are long, hairy and have a granulate or tuberculate dorsum. They can be mistaken for larvae of Monotoma or Epuraea, which occur in similar habitats. Cryptophilus larvae can be recognised by their mandibles, which lack a sub-apical accessory tooth and have a large, subtriangular prostheca.
Ecology
Cryptophilus occur in decaying plant matter and also in stored food products. Adults and larvae are mycophages that feed on mould.Species
These species belong to the genus Cryptophilus:Cryptophilus angustus Cryptophilus cryptophagoides Grouvelle, 1916Cryptophilus hiranoi Sasaji, 1984Cryptophilus kurbatovi Lyubarsky, 2010)Cryptophilus minimus Grouvelle, 1914Cryptophilus mirus Grouvelle, 1914Cryptophilus obliteratus Reitter, 1874 Cryptophilus propinquus Reitter, 1874.Cryptophilus quadrisignatus Motschulsky, 1860Cryptophilus seriatus Casey, 1924as a junior synonym of Micrambe abietis per Esser 2016, & Esser 2017, contra "integer" sensu auct. as Cryptophilus propinquus or Cryptophilus angustus.