Biology:Pactopus

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Pactopus
Temporal range: Cenomanian–Recent
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Throscidae
Genus: Pactopus
LeConte, 1868

Pactopus is a genus of small false click beetles in the family Throscidae. There are about six described species in Pactopus.[1][2][3]

Species

These six species belong to the genus Pactopus:

  • Pactopus americanus Wickham, 1914
  • Pactopus avitus Britton, 1960
  • Pactopus fafneri Muona, 1993
  • Pactopus fasolti Muona, 1993
  • Pactopus frohi
  • Pactopus horni LeConte, 1868
  • Pactopus burmensis Muona 2019 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian

References

Further reading

  • Yensen, Eric (1975). "A review of the genus Pactopus LeConte (Coleoptera: Throscidae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin 29 (2): 87–91. 
  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. 2007. ISBN 978-8788757675. 

Wikidata ☰ Q18114636 entry