The family Archeocrypticidae is a small group of beetle

Beetle

Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...

s with no vernacular common name, though recent authors have coined the name cryptic fungus beetles. Adults and larva

Larva

A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...

e seems to be saprophagous and are often found in plant litter

Plant litter

Plant litter, leaf litter or tree litter is dead plant material, such as leaves, bark, needles, and twigs, that has fallen to the ground. Litter provides habitat for small animals, fungi, and plants, and the material may be used to construct nests. As litter decomposes, nutrients are released to...

. Worldwide, there are about 10 genera and 50 species, most species are pantropical

Pantropical

In biogeography, a pantropical distribution one which covers tropical regions of all of the major continents, i.e. in Africa, in Asia and in the Americas. Examples include the plant genera Acacia and Bacopa....

. The species Enneboeus caseyi has been recorded from the American South, Central America and Mexico. There are approximately 20 species found in Australia, for example species of Enneboeus and Australenneboeus.