Protodendrophagus
| Protodendrophagus | |
|---|---|
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| Protodendrophagus antipodes, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Cucujoidea |
| Family: | Silvanidae |
| Genus: | Protodendrophagus Thomas, 2004 |
| Species: | P. antipodes |
| Binomial name | |
| Protodendrophagus antipodes Thomas, 2004 | |
Protodendrophagus is a genus of beetles in the family Silvanidae. The single described species, Protodendrophagus antipodes, is known only from several localities high in the mountains of South Island, New Zealand, where it has been found under rocks.[1][2]
Protodendrophagus can be distinguished from other genera in the subfamily Brontinae, tribe Brontini, by its possession of a frontoclypeal suture, absence of hindwings, elytra not fused, and lack of body incrustation.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Thomas, M. C. (1 March 2003). "The Brontini of the world: A generic review of the tribe (Coleoptera: Silvanidae: Brontinae)". Insecta Mundi. 17 (1–2): 1–31. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ "Protodendrophagus". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
External links
[edit]- Citizen science observations for Protodendrophagus at iNaturalist
Media related to Protodendrophagus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Protodendrophagus antipodes at Wikispecies
