An Antherophagus species in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/9/2021). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide.
An Antherophagus species (beetle) hanging on to the antenna of a bumble bee in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/30/2018).
Antherophagus species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/3/2020). (c) Jane Hartman, all rights reserved.
Antherophagus species in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/26/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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| Antherophagus | |
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| Antherophagus pallens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cryptophagidae |
| Tribe: | Cryptophagini |
| Genus: | Antherophagus Dejean, 1821 |
Antherophagus is a genus of silken fungus beetles in the family Cryptophagidae. There are at least four described species in Antherophagus.[1][2][3]
ITIS Taxonomic note:[2]
- The genus name Antherophagus has been variously attributed to Dejean 1821:45 (e.g., Leschen 1996:587) or to Latreille 1829:507 (e.g., Bousquet 1989:12). Under the current International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, Dejean's use is now considered valid by indication with the type species being designated by Westwood, as cited by Leschen (pers. comm., Dr. Paul Skelley, January 2013).[2]
Species
[edit]The following species are recognised in the genus Antherophagus:[4]
- Antherophagus canescens Erichson, 1846
- Antherophagus convexulus LeConte, 1863
- Antherophagus megalops Wickham, 1913
- Antherophagus ochraceus Melsheimer, 1844
- Antherophagus pallens (Fabricius, 1781)
- Antherophagus pallens (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Antherophagus pallidivestis Casey, 1900
- Antherophagus priscus Scudder, 1876
- Antherophagus silaceus (Herbst, 1792)
- Antherophagus similis Curtis, 1835
- Antherophagus suturalis Mäklin, 1853
References
[edit]- ^ "Antherophagus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "Antherophagus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Antherophagus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Antherophagus Dejean, 1821". GBIF. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
Further reading
[edit]- Arnett, R. H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (21 June 2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida.
- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
- White, Richard E. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
- Majka, C; Langor, D (2010). "Contributions towards an understanding of the Cryptophaginae (Coleoptera, Cryptophagidae) of Atlantic Canada". ZooKeys (35): 13–35. doi:10.3897/zookeys.35.314.