Biology:Ptilophorus

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Ptilophorus
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Ptilophorus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Ripiphoridae
Genus: Ptilophorus
Dejean, 1834
Synonyms[1]
  • Toposcopus LeConte, 1868

Ptilophorus is a genus of wedge-shaped beetles in the family Ripiphoridae. There are at least three described species in Ptilophorus.[1][2][3]

Species

These three species belong to the genus Ptilophorus:

  • Ptilophorus dufourii (Latreille, 1817)
  • Ptilophorus fischeri Ménétriés
  • Ptilophorus wrightii (LeConte, 1868)

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q18582022 entry