Biology:Ptomaphagus
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Short description: Genus of beetles
| Ptomaphagus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Leiodidae |
| Subfamily: | Cholevinae |
| Genus: | Ptomaphagus Hellwig, 1795 |
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Adelops Tellkampf, 1843 | |
Ptomaphagus is a genus of small carrion beetles in the family Leiodidae. There are at least 50 described species in Ptomaphagus.[1][2][3]
ITIS Taxonomic note:[2]
- Although Ptomaphagus is sometimes attributed to Illiger 1798, Bouchard et al. (2011:173) attribute it to Hellwig 1795.[2]
Species
References
- ↑ "Ptomaphagus Genus Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/108358. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Ptomaphagus Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=933516. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ↑ "Ptomaphagus Overview". http://eol.org/pages/3381225/overview. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ↑ "Finally: a beetle named after The Beatles". https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/en/nature-reports/message/?msg=26292#:~:text=Discoverd%20with%20citizen%20science,to%20name%20it%20Ptomaphagus%20thebeatles..
Further reading
- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Leng, Charles W. (1920). Catalogue of the Coleoptera of America, North of Mexico. John D. Sherman, Jr..
- Crotch, G.R. (1873). Check list of the Coleoptera of America, north of Mexico. Naturalists' Agency.
- Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. 2008. ISBN 978-1402062421.
- Blatchley, W.S. (1910). An illustrated descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera, beetles (exclusive of the Rhynchophora) known to occur in Indiana. Nature Pub..
- Papp, Charles S. (1984). Introduction to North American Beetles. Entomography Pubns.
- Majka, C.; Langor, D. (2008). "The Leiodidae (Coleoptera) of Atlantic Canada: new records, faunal composition, and zoogeography". ZooKeys. doi:10.3897/zookeys.2.56.
- White, Richard E. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin.
Wikidata ☰ Q15635939 entry
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