Cryptus Fabricius, 1804
(a genus of cryptine ichneumons)

Cryptus (a genus of cryptine ichneumons) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cryptus (a genus of cryptine ichneumons) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Cryptus armator
a cryptine ichneumon
Species 1 references
Cryptus tuberculatus
a cryptine ichneumon
Species 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusCryptus (a genus of cryptine ichneumons)
TribeCryptini (a tribe of cryptine ichneumons)
SubfamilyCRYPTINAE (cryptine ichneumon wasps)
FamilyICHNEUMONIDAE (ichneumon wasps)
SuperfamilyICHNEUMONOIDEA (braconid and ichneumon parasitic wasps)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cryptus (a genus of cryptine ichneumons)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Schwarz, M. 2015 Zur Kenntnis paläarktischer Cryptus-Arten (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Cryptinae) Linzer biol. Beitr. Vol 47 (1): 749-896.
van Rossem, G. 1969 A revision of the genus Cryptus Fabricius s. str. in the Western Palearctic region, with keys to genera of Cryptina and species of Cryptus (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) Ent. Tidskr. Vol 112: 299-374.

Cryptus (a genus of cryptine ichneumons) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cryptus (a genus of cryptine ichneumons):

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