Akalyptoischion

Akalyptoischion
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Superfamily:	Coccinelloidea
Family:	Akalyptoischiidae Lord et al., 2010
Genus:	Akalyptoischion Andrews, 1976
Species
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Akalyptoischion is a genus of coccinelloid beetle, the only member of the family Akalyptoischiidae. It was formerly included within the family Latridiidae but a molecular phylogenetic analysis found that it did not belong to that family. There are at least 24 described species in Akalyptoischion, which are native to western North America. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} Members of the genus are flightless, found in oak leaf litter and in the nests of pack rats. ^{[3] [6]}

Species

The following species belong to the genus Akalyptoischion:

• Akalyptoischion anasillos Andrews, 1976
• Akalyptoischion atrichos Andrews, 1976
• Akalyptoischion bathytrematos Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
• Akalyptoischion chandleri Andrews, 1976
• Akalyptoischion delotretos Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
• Akalyptoischion diadeletron Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
• Akalyptoischion dyskritos Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
• Akalyptoischion echinos Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
• Akalyptoischion gigas Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
• Akalyptoischion giulianii Andrews, 1976
• Akalyptoischion hadromorphus Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
• Akalyptoischion heptalocos Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
• Akalyptoischion heterotrichos Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
• Akalyptoischion hormathos Andrews, 1976
• Akalyptoischion lasiosus Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
• Akalyptoischion leptosoma Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
• Akalyptoischion parechinos Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
• Akalyptoischion pogonias Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
• Akalyptoischion polytremetron Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
• Akalyptoischion prionotus Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
• Akalyptoischion quadrifoveolata (Fall, 1899)
• Akalyptoischion sleeperi Andrews, 1976
• Akalyptoischion texas Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
• Akalyptoischion tomeus Andrews, 1976

References

1. "Akalyptoischion". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
2. "Akalyptoischion Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
3. Lord, Nathan Patrick; Hartley, Christopher S.; Lawrence, John F.; McHugh, Joseph V.; et al. (2010). "Phylogenetic analysis of the minute brown scavenger beetles (Coleoptera: Latridiidae), and recognition of a new beetle family, Akalyptoischiidae fam. n. (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea)". Systematic Entomology. 35: 753–763. ISSN   0307-6970.
4. Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.88.807 . ISSN   1313-2989. PMC   3088472 . PMID   21594053.
5. Hartley, Christopher S.; Andrews, Fred G.; McHugh, Joseph V. (2007-12-11). "A Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Akalyptoischion Andrews (Coleoptera: Latridiidae)" . The Coleopterists Bulletin. 61 (sp6): 1–50. doi:10.1649/0010-065X(2008)61[1:ATROTG]2.0.CO;2. ISSN   0010-065X.
6. Hartley, Christopher S.; McHugh, Joseph V. (2010-12-31), Kükenthal, Willy; Leschen, Richard A.B.; Beutel, Rolf G.; Lawrence, John F. (eds.), "10.35. Latridiidae Erichson, 184" , Coleoptera, Beetles, Volume 2, Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim), DE GRUYTER, pp. 481–486, doi:10.1515/9783110911213.481, ISBN   978-3-11-019075-5 , retrieved 2022-10-21