Genus Cryptus Fabricius, 1804

Cryptus Fabricius, 1804: 70 . Type species: Cryptus viduatorius Fabricius, 1804 . Designated by Curtis (1837).

Eucryptus Haldeman, 1842: 191 . New name for Cryptus .

Itamoplex Förster, 1869: 188 . Type species: Cryptus americanus Cresson, 1864 (= Ischnus albitarsis Cresson, 1864). Designated by Viereck (1914).

Plesiocryptus Cameron, 1903a: 299 . Type species: P l e s i o c r y p t u s c a r i n i f ro n s Cameron, 1903. Monobasic.