Atomariinae Explained

Atomariinae is a subfamily of silken fungus beetles in the family Cryptophagidae. There are about 8 genera and more than 170 described species in Atomariinae.

Genera

These eight genera belong to the subfamily Atomariinae:

• Amydropa Reitter, 1877
• Atomaria Stephens, 1829
• Curelius Casey, 1900
• Ephistemus Stephens, 1829
• Hypocoprus Motschoulsky, 1839
• Hypophagus Lyubarsky, 1989
• Parephistemus Casey, 1924
• Tisactia Casey, 1900

Further reading

• Book: Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. 1861. LeConte . J. L.. Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 3. 136. 978-0665100550. 10.5962/bhl.title.38459.
• Phylogeny and Revision of the Genera of Cryptophagidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea). 1996. Leschen . Richard A. B.. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 55. 15. 549–634. 0022-8850.
• Book: American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. 2002. Leschen . Richard A.B.. Skelley . Paul E.. Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. Thomas . Michael C.. Skelley . Paul E.. Frank . J. Howard. CRC Press. Family 85. Cryptophagidae Kirby 1837. 338–342. 978-0-8493-0954-0.
• Contributions towards an understanding of the Atomariinae (Coleoptera, Cryptophagidae) of Atlantic Canada. 2010. Majka . C.. Johnson . C.. Langor . D.. ZooKeys. 35. 37–63. 1313-2989. 10.3897/zookeys.35.318. 2010ZooK...35...37M. free.