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''Sivacrypticus'' is the only genus of the family '''Archeocrypticidae''' (cryptic fungus beetles) occurring in Taiwan | ''Sivacrypticus'' is the only genus of the family '''Archeocrypticidae''' (cryptic fungus beetles) occurring in Taiwan. | ||
Archaecrypticidae is a small family of Tenebrionoidea, recent papers revealed it as sister to Ulodidae<sup>[[#ref1|[1]]]</sup>, to Ulodidae + Chalcodruidae + Promecheidae<sup>[[#ref2|[2]]]</sup>, or to Anthicidae + Ischaliidae + Meloiidae<sup>[[#ref3|[3]]]</sup>. | |||
== Occurrence in | A single species ''S. taiwanicus'' Kaszab, 1964 is recorded from Taiwan. The species was described from the materials collected by Hans Sauter in ‘Pilam’ (= Beinan township, Taitung County, southern Taiwan) <sup>[[#ref4|[4]]]</sup>and are deposited in Museum of Natural History in Budapest, Hungary. Only females were known, male genitalia were only documented based on specimens from this project<sup>[[#ref5|[5]]]</sup> - they indicate that ''S. taiwanicus'' is very similar to ''S. philippinus'' Merkl,1988 from Luzon (Philippies)<sup>[[#ref6|[6]]]</sup>. | ||
The species is locally common in lowland forests in southern and central Taiwan. | |||
== Occurrence in Taiwan == | |||
The species is locally common in leaf litter of lowland forests in southern and central Taiwan. | |||
== Species == | == Species == | ||
Latest revision as of 11:49, 7 May 2026
| Scientific classification | |
|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Coleoptera |
| Suborder | Polyphaga |
| Superfamily | Tenebrionoidea |
| Family | Archeocrypticidae |
| Genus | Sivacrypticus Kaszab, 1964 |
Sivacrypticus is the only genus of the family Archeocrypticidae (cryptic fungus beetles) occurring in Taiwan.
Archaecrypticidae is a small family of Tenebrionoidea, recent papers revealed it as sister to Ulodidae[1], to Ulodidae + Chalcodruidae + Promecheidae[2], or to Anthicidae + Ischaliidae + Meloiidae[3].
A single species S. taiwanicus Kaszab, 1964 is recorded from Taiwan. The species was described from the materials collected by Hans Sauter in ‘Pilam’ (= Beinan township, Taitung County, southern Taiwan) [4]and are deposited in Museum of Natural History in Budapest, Hungary. Only females were known, male genitalia were only documented based on specimens from this project[5] - they indicate that S. taiwanicus is very similar to S. philippinus Merkl,1988 from Luzon (Philippies)[6].
Occurrence in Taiwan
The species is locally common in leaf litter of lowland forests in southern and central Taiwan.
Species
- Sivacrypticus taiwanicus Kaszab, 1964
Photos
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Male genitalia of Sivacrypticus taiwanicus -
Holotype of Sivacrypticus taiwanicus -
Paratype of Sivacrypticus taiwanicus
References
[1] Zhang S-Q, Che L-H, Li Y, Pang H, Ślipiński A, Zhang P (2018) Evolutionary history of Coleoptera revealed by extensive sampling of genes and species. Nature Communications, 9: 205. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02644-4
[2] McKenna DD, Shin S, Ahrens D et al. (2019) The evolution and genomic basis of beetle diversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(49): 24729–24737. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1909655116
[3] Cosandey V, Konvička O, Toussaint EFA (2024) Legacy molecular phylogenetics suggests restricting the concept of Melandryidae and resurrecting Osphyidae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, 82: 621–627. https://doi.org/10.3897/asp.82.e131738
[4] Kaszab Z (1964) The zoological results of Gy. Topál's collectings in South Argentina. 13. Coleoptera – Tenebrionidae. Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici, 56: 353–387.
[5] Hu F-S, Arriaga-Varela E, Biffi G, Bocák L, Bulirsch P, Damaška AF, Frisch J, Hájek J, Hlaváč P, Ho B-H, Ho Y-H, Hsiao Y, Jelínek J, Klimaszewski J, Kundrata R, Löbl I, Makranczy G, Matsumoto K, Phang G-J, Ruzzier E, Schülke M, Švec Z, Telnov D, Tseng W-Z, Yeh L-W, Le M-H, Fikáček M (2024) Forest leaf litter beetles of Taiwan: first DNA barcodes and first insight into the fauna. Deutsches Entomologisches Zeitschrift, 71(1): 17–47. https://doi.org/10.3897/dez.71.112278
[6] Merkl O (1988) Novelties of Sivacrypticus Kaszab, 1964 and Enneboeus Waterhouse, 1878 (Coleoptera, Archeocrypticidae). Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici, 80: 71–78.
