Sivacrypticus
| 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<ref name="Zhang2018">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</ref>, to Ulodidae + Chalcodruidae + Promecheidae<ref name="McKenna2019">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</ref>, or sister to Anthicidae + Ischaliidae + Meloiidae<ref name="Cosandey2024">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</ref>.
Occurrence in Taiwanese leaf litter fauna
Only a single species S. taiwanus Kaszab, 1964 is recorded from Taiwan. The species is locally common in lowland forests in southern and central Taiwan.
Species
- Sivacrypticus taiwanus Kaszab, 1964
Photos
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Male genitalia of Sivacrypticus taiwanus
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