Cryptocephalinae
Subfamily of beetles
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The Cryptocephalinae are a subfamily of the leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae), and belong to the group of case-bearing leaf beetles called the Camptosomata. The cases are made from the feces of larvae, passed from one instar to the next, and ultimately serves as a pupation chamber.[1]
| Cryptocephalinae | |
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| Cryptocephalus nitidus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| (unranked): | Camptosomata |
| Subfamily: | Cryptocephalinae Gyllenhaal, 1813 |
| Tribes | |
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Clytrini | |
The tribes Fulcidacini and Clytrini were formerly considered subfamilies of their own, and are presently treated only as tribes.[2] The most recently created tribe Mylassini was erected in 2021 for the monotypic genus Mylassa.[3]
Species in at least 14 genera of Clytrini and Cryptocephalini are myrmecophilous, living with ants.[4] Most species exhibit polyphagy but there are patterns of constraints with certain plant lineages.[5]
Exema, fecal case
Exema, larva
Neochlamisus, fecal case
Neochlamisus, larva removed from larval fecal case
