Biology:Ptichopus
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Ptichopus is a genus of beetles of the family Passalidae.[1][2] It is distributed in South America, Central America, and Mexico.[1][3]
Unlike other passalid beetles that are associated with rotting wood,[4] Ptichopus angulatus is associated with detritus of Atta leafcutter ant nests.[4][3]
Species
There are four recognized species:[1][2]
- [[Fonseca & Reyes-Castillo, 1994[3]]] (Percheron, 1835)
- Luederwaldt, 1927 Ptichopus carajaensis
- Ptichopus angulatus Fonseca, 1993
- Ptichopus hylaius Ptichopus melzeri
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Ptichopus Kaup, 1869". Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/74YZ.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ptichopus Kaup, 1869". BioLib.cz. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id507364/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Da Fonseca, Claudio R.V.; Reyes Castillo, Pedro (1994). "Nueva especie amazónica de Ptichopus Kaup". Acta Zoológica Mexicana. Nueva Serie 63: 1–6. doi:10.21829/azm.1994.63631944.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Schuster, Jack C. (1984). "Passalid beetle (Coleoptera: Passalidae) inhabitants of leaf-cutter ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) detritus". Florida Entomologist 67 (1): 175. doi:10.2307/3494119.
Wikidata ☰ Q19600738 entry
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