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Ptomaphagus

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Ptomaphagus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Leiodidae
Subfamily: Cholevinae
Tribe: Ptomaphagini
Genus: Ptomaphagus
Hellwig, 1795
Synonyms

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

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References

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  1. "Ptomaphagus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ptomaphagus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  3. "Ptomaphagus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  4. "Finally: a beetle named after The Beatles". Nature Today.

Further reading

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  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 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.
  • Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. 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.