Cryptogonus
Appearance
| Cryptogonus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Subfamily: | Coccinellinae |
| Tribe: | Aspidimerini |
| Genus: | Cryptogonus Mulsant, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Cryptogonus orbiculus | |
Cryptogonus is a genus of beetles in the family Coccinellidae.[2]
Description
[edit]In Cryptogonus beetles, the epistome does not cover the labrum.[3] The head is short and embedded deeply in the prothorax.[4]
Taxonomy
[edit]Cryptogonus contains the following species:
References
[edit]- ↑ Huo, Lizhi; Li, Wenjing; Chen, Xiaosheng; Ren, Shunxiang; Wang, Xingmin (11 August 2015). "New species, new synonymies and a new record of the genus Cryptogonus Mulsant, 1850 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from China". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 62 (2): 203–210. doi:10.3897/dez.62.5242. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Genus Cryptogonus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ↑ Mulsant, Martial Étienne (1848). SPECIES DES COLÉOPTÈRES TRIMÈRES SÉCURIPALPES. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
- ↑ Lacordaire, Théodore; Chapuis, F. (1854). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Genera des coléoptères, ou exposé méthodique et critique de tous les genres proposés jusqu'ici dans cet ordre d'insectes. Librairie encyclopédique de Roret. p. 238. Retrieved 30 March 2026.