Biocrypta

Biocrypta
Biocrypta prospiciens, Oklahoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Staphylinidae
Subfamily:	Paederinae
Tribe:	Paederini
Subtribe:	Cryptobiina
Genus:	Biocrypta Casey, 1905

Biocrypta is a genus of rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are more than 20 described species in Biocrypta, found in North, Central, and South America. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Biocrypta prospiciens, Texas

Species

These 23 species belong to the genus Biocrypta:

• Biocrypta affinis (Sharp, 1885)
• Biocrypta centralis (Sharp, 1885)
• Biocrypta cognata (Sharp, 1885)
• Biocrypta cubensis Blackwelder, 1943
• Biocrypta curtipennis (Bernhauer & K. Schubert, 1912)
• Biocrypta darlingtoni Blackwelder, 1943
• Biocrypta densa Blackwelder, 1943
• Biocrypta dominicana Blackwelder, 1943
• Biocrypta fulvipes (Erichson, 1840)
• Biocrypta grandicollis (Sharp, 1885)
• Biocrypta haitia Blackwelder, 1943
• Biocrypta hastiventris (Bernhauer, 1908)
• Biocrypta hispaniola Blackwelder, 1943
• Biocrypta inquisitor (Sharp, 1885)
• Biocrypta jamaicensis Blackwelder, 1943
• Biocrypta lithocharina (Sharp, 1885)
• Biocrypta magnolia Blatchley, 1917
• Biocrypta mexicana (Sharp, 1885)
• Biocrypta monticola (Sharp, 1885)
• Biocrypta nigriventris (Sharp, 1885)
• Biocrypta prospiciens (LeConte & J.L., 1878)
• Biocrypta sulphuripes (Erichson, 1840)
• Biocrypta trinitatis Blackwelder, 1943

References

1. "Biocrypta". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
2. "Biocrypta Casey, 1905". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
3. "Biocrypta genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2024-01-06.

External links

• Citizen science observations for Biocrypta at iNaturalist
• Media related to Biocrypta at Wikimedia Commons