Cryptamorpha is a widespread genus of beetles in the family Silvanidae, which has not been comprehensively revised taxonomically. The best known species is Cryptamorpha desjardinsi. The most recently described species is Cryptamorpha triregia, from the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand.[1]
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| Cryptamorpha desjardinsi mating | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Silvanidae |
| Tribe: | Telephanini |
| Genus: | Cryptamorpha Wollaston, 1854 |
References
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- ^ Brown, S.D.J.; Marris, J.W.M.; Leschen, R.A.B. 2012: Review of New Zealand Cryptamorpha (Coleoptera: Silvanidae), with a description of a new species from the Three Kings Islands. New Zealand entomologist, 35(1): 29-38. doi:10.1080/00779962.2012.649706