Biology:Phloeoditica

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Phloeoditica
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Phloeoditica

Phloeoditica is a genus of bark beetles in the Phloeosinini tribe. Species includes Phloeoditica curta and Phloeoditica elegans.[1]

Although previously classified in Phloeoditica,[2] Phloeoditica obscura was transferred to Pseudodiamerus by Wood (1988).[3] In 2010 the species Phloeoditica setosus was transferred to Pseudoxylechinus and a new genus Asiophilus was created for Phloeoditica phloeosinoides.

Dorsal and frontal view of Phloeoditica curta (A), Phloeoditica elegans (B), Pseudoxylechinus setosus (C, D).

References

  1. Jordal, Bjarte (2010). "Revision of the genus Phloeoditica Schedl - with description of two new genera and two new species in Phloeosinini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae)". ZooKeys (56): 141–156. doi:10.3897/zookeys.56.522. PMID 21594176. 
  2. "Phloeoditica". University of Michigan. http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Phloeoditica/classification/. 
  3. Wood, S.L. (1988). "Nomenclatural changes and new species of Scolytidae (Coleoptera)". Great Basin Naturalist 48: 188–195. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14926296 entry