Akalyptoischion

See text 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] The following species belong to the genus Akalyptoischion: