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Cryptochetum
Cryptochetum is a genus of scale parasite flies in the family Cryptochetidae. There are more than 30 described species in Cryptochetum.
12 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Cottony cushion scale parasitoid
speciesCryptochetum iceryae

Cryptochetum buccatum
speciesCryptochetum buccatum

Cryptochetum nipponense
speciesCryptochetum nipponense

Cryptochetum smaragdinum
speciesCryptochetum smaragdinum
Cryptochetum brevicostatum
speciesCryptochetum brevicostatum
Cryptochetum capense
speciesCryptochetum capense
Cryptochetum mixtum
speciesCryptochetum mixtum
Cryptochetum utile
speciesCryptochetum utile
Cryptochetum acuticornutum
speciesCryptochetum acuticornutum
Cryptochetum beijingense
speciesCryptochetum beijingense
Cryptochetum euthyiproboscise
speciesCryptochetum euthyiproboscise
Cryptochetum sinicum
speciesCryptochetum sinicum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 311575.