Baeocrara
| Baeocrara | |
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| Baeocrara variolosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Ptiliidae |
| Genus: | Baeocrara Thomson, 1859 |
Baeocrara is a genus of featherwing beetles named because of the intricate structure of their flight wings, which have a long fringe of hairs on their borders. They belong to the Ptiliidae family, and are minute: between 1 and 0.5 mm. They are mostly found in hollow fir stumps and other types of rotten wood, dung and plant detritus. They feed on fungal spores.[1] They seem to be recent immigrants to Northern Europe possibly introduced by the import of sawmill products.[2] They have been reported in the Czech Republic.[3] They are one of the least known groups in the Coleoptera.[4]
Species
[edit]These eight species belong to the genus Baeocrara:[5]
- Baeocrara andrewesi Johnson, 1986
- Baeocrara japonica (Matthews, 1884)
- Baeocrara minima Darby, 2019
- Baeocrara parvula Johnson, 1986
- Baeocrara silbermanni (Wencker, 1866)
- Baeocrara tshiaberimuensis Johnson, 1986
- Baeocrara vaga Johnson, 1986
- Baeocrara variolosa (Mulsant & Rey, 1861)
References
[edit]- ↑ "REPORTS FROM SUFFOLK RECORDERS: Coleoptera - Beetles" Archived 2008-12-04 at the Wayback Machine www.boxvalley.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2008
- ↑ Sörensson, M.; Johnson, C. (2004). "The first European records of the pantropical genus Bambara VUILLET, and a review of the immigrant featherwing beetles in Europe (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae)" (PDF). Koleopterologische Rundschau. 74: 287–302.
- ↑ "New records of Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) from the Czech Republic 2001" Archived 2009-01-24 at the Wayback Machine University of Prague. Retrieved 23 November 2008
- ↑ "Common name: featherwing beetles, scientific name: (Insecta: Coleoptera: Ptiliidae)" University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Retrieved 23 November 2008
- ↑ "Baeocrara". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
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