Ptichopus
| Ptichopus | |
|---|---|
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| Ptichopus angulatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Passalidae |
| Subfamily: | Passalinae |
| Genus: | Ptichopus Kaup, 1869 |
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
[edit]There are four recognized species:[1][2]
- Ptichopus angulatus (Percheron, 1835)
- Ptichopus carajaensis Fonseca, 1993
- Ptichopus hylaius Fonseca & Reyes-Castillo, 1994[3]
- Ptichopus melzeri Luederwaldt, 1927
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Ptichopus Kaup, 1869". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- 1 2 "Ptichopus Kaup, 1869". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- 1 2 3 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.
- 1 2 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. JSTOR 3494119.
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