Cryptochile

Cryptochile
	Cryptochile echinata Fabricius JC 1781 (Gifberg, Namaqualand, South Africa)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Tenebrionidae
Subfamily:	Pimeliinae
Tribe:	Cryptochilini
Subtribe:	Cryptochilina
Genus:	Cryptochile ; Latreille in Cuvier, 1829
Species
	Cryptochile affinis (Haag, 1872); Cryptochile assimilis (Solier, 1840); Cryptochile consita (Haag, 1872); Cryptochile costata (Fabricius, 1801); Cryptochile echinata (Fabricius, 1781); Cryptochile elegans (Gerstaecker, 1854); Cryptochile granulata (Haag, 1872); Cryptochile grossa (Erichson, 1843); Cryptochile maculata (Fabricius, 1781); Cryptochile tomentosa (Herbst, 1799);

Last updated December 16, 2025

Cryptochile, the Namaqua darkling beetles, is a genus of darkling beetles in the subfamily Pimeliinae.

References

↑ Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation. G Cuvier, PA Latreille, 1829

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[1] Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation. G Cuvier, PA Latreille, 1829

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Cryptochile

Cryptochile echinata Fabricius JC 1781 (Gifberg, Namaqualand, South Africa)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Tenebrionidae
Subfamily:	Pimeliinae
Tribe:	Cryptochilini
Subtribe:	Cryptochilina
Genus:	Cryptochile Latreille in Cuvier, 1829^[1]
Species
Cryptochile affinis (Haag, 1872) Cryptochile assimilis (Solier, 1840) Cryptochile consita (Haag, 1872) Cryptochile costata (Fabricius, 1801) Cryptochile echinata (Fabricius, 1781) Cryptochile elegans (Gerstaecker, 1854) Cryptochile granulata (Haag, 1872) Cryptochile grossa (Erichson, 1843) Cryptochile maculata (Fabricius, 1781) Cryptochile tomentosa (Herbst, 1799)