Biology:Discheramocephalus brucei

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Short description: Species of beetle

Discheramocephalus brucei
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Ptiliidae
Genus: Discheramocephalus
Species:
D. brucei
Binomial name
Discheramocephalus brucei
Grebennikov, 2007

Discheramocephalus brucei is a species of feather-winged beetle, the smallest beetles on earth, first found in Cameroon.[1]

References

  1. Grebennikov, Vasily V. "How small you can go: Factors limiting body miniaturization in winged insects with a review of the pantropical genus Discheramocephalus and description of six new species of the smallest beetles (Pterygota: Coleoptera: Ptiliidae)." European Journal of Entomology105.2 (2008): 313.

Further reading

  • Grebennikov, Vasily V. "Discheramocephalini, a new pantropical tribe of featherwing beetles (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae): description of new taxa and phylogenetic analysis." Systematic Entomology 34.1 (2009): 113–136.
  • Grebennikov, Vasily V., and Richard AB Leschen. "External exoskeletal cavities in Coleoptera and their possible mycangial functions." Entomological Science 13.1 (2010): 81–98.

Wikidata ☰ Q21250414 entry