Genus of beetles
Akalyptoischion is a genus of coccinelloid beetle, the only member of the family Akalyptoischiidae. It was formerly included within the family Latridiidae but a molecular phylogenetic analysis found that it did not belong to that family. There are at least 24 described species in Akalyptoischion, which are native to western North America.[1][2][3][4][5] Members of the genus are flightless, found in oak leaf litter and in the nests of pack rats.[3][6]
Species
The following species belong to the genus Akalyptoischion:
- Akalyptoischion anasillos Andrews, 1976
- Akalyptoischion atrichos Andrews, 1976
- Akalyptoischion bathytrematos Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
- Akalyptoischion chandleri Andrews, 1976
- Akalyptoischion delotretos Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
- Akalyptoischion diadeletron Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
- Akalyptoischion dyskritos Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
- Akalyptoischion echinos Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
- Akalyptoischion gigas Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
- Akalyptoischion giulianii Andrews, 1976
- Akalyptoischion hadromorphus Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
- Akalyptoischion heptalocos Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
- Akalyptoischion heterotrichos Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
- Akalyptoischion hormathos Andrews, 1976
- Akalyptoischion lasiosus Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
- Akalyptoischion leptosoma Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
- Akalyptoischion parechinos Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
- Akalyptoischion pogonias Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
- Akalyptoischion polytremetron Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
- Akalyptoischion prionotus Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
- Akalyptoischion quadrifoveolata (Fall, 1899)
- Akalyptoischion sleeperi Andrews, 1976
- Akalyptoischion texas Hartley, Andrews & McHugh, 2007
- Akalyptoischion tomeus Andrews, 1976