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Cryptophagus difficilis

Cryptophagus difficilis is a species of silken fungus beetle in the family Cryptophagidae. It is found in North America.

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Cryptophagus difficilis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cryptophagidae
Genus: Cryptophagus
Species:
C. difficilis
Binomial name
Cryptophagus difficilis
Casey, 1900
Synonyms1
  • Cryptophagus contractus Casey, 1924

Cryptophagus difficilis is a species of silken fungus beetle in the family Cryptophagidae. It is found in North America.123

References

References

  1. "Cryptophagus difficilis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Cryptophagus difficilis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading

Further reading

  • Woodroffe, G. E.; Coombs, C. W. (1961). "A Revision of the North American Cryptophagus Herbst (Coleoptera: Cryptophagidae)". Miscellaneous Publications of the Entomological Society of America. 2: 179–211. ISSN 0071-0717.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.