Cryptognatha

Cryptognatha
Cryptognatha amabilis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Subfamily:	Scymninae
Genus:	Cryptognatha Mulsant, 1850

Cryptognatha is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are at least three described species in Cryptognatha.[1][2][3]

Species

These three species belong to the genus Cryptognatha:

• Cryptognatha auriculata Mulsant, 1850
• Cryptognatha gemelata Mulsant, 1850
• Cryptognatha nodiceps Marshall, 1912 (coconut scale predator)

References

1. "Cryptognatha Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
2. "Cryptognatha". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Cryptognatha genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

Further reading

• Fürsch, Helmut (1990). "Valid genera and subgenera of Coccinellidae" (PDF). Coccinella. 2 (1): 7–18. ISSN 0935-8196.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.