Biology:Prothalpia

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Prothalpia
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Melandryidae
Subfamily: Melandryinae
Tribe: Melandryini
Genus: Prothalpia
LeConte, 1862

Prothalpia is a genus of false darkling beetles in the family Melandryidae. There are at least four described species in Prothalpia.[1][2][3]

Species

These four species belong to the genus Prothalpia:

  • Prothalpia holmbergi (Mannerheim, 1852)
  • Prothalpia rausuana
  • Prothalpia undata LeConte, 1862
  • Prothalpia utakoae Sasaji, 1988

References

Further reading

  • Kubisz, Daniel; Iwan, Dariusz; Tykarski, Piotr (2014). Tenebrionoidea: Tetratomidae, Melandryidae, Ripiphoridae, Prostomidae, Oedemeridae, Mycteridae, Pythidae, Aderidae, Scraptiidae, Critical checklist, distribution in Poland and meta-analysis. University of Warsaw - Faculty of Biology & Natura optima dux Foundation. ISBN 978-83-935107-9-5. 
  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-26090-0. 

Wikidata ☰ Q18113390 entry