Cryptochilini
Tribe of beetles
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Cryptochilini is a tribe of darkling beetles in the subfamily Pimeliinae of the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 11 genera in Cryptochilini, found in tropical Africa.[1][2][3]
| Cryptochilini | |
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| Cryptochile echinata, South Africa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Subfamily: | Pimeliinae |
| Tribe: | Cryptochilini Solier, 1841 |
| Subtribes | |
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Genera
These genera belong to the tribe Cryptochilini[1]
- Calognathus Guérin-Méneville, 1836
- Cerasoma Endrödy-Younga, 1989
- Cryptochile Latreille, 1828
- Cychrochile Koch, 1953
- Epipagus Haag-Rutenberg, 1872
- Homebius Endrödy-Younga, 1989
- Horatoma Solier, 1841
- Horatomella Penrith & Endrödy-Younga, 1994
- Orientochile Penrith & Endrödy-Younga, 1994
- Pachynotelus Solier, 1841
- Vansonium Koch, 1950
