Actenobius

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Actenobius
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Ptinidae
Tribe: Euceratocerini
Genus: Actenobius
Fall, 1905

Actenobius is a genus of beetles in the family Ptinidae. It contains two species, one extinct, Actenobius magneoculus , and one extant species, Actenobius pleuralis . [1]

A fossil of Actenobius magneoculus was discovered in Spain in 2015. [2] Actenobius pleuralis was described by T.L. Casey in 1898. [3] [2] [4] [5] [6]

Genera

These two species belong to the genus Actenobius:

References

  1. "Actenobius". Nomen.at.
  2. 1 2 "GBIF, Actenobius" . Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  3. Casey, T.L. (1898). "Studies in the Ptinidae, Cioidae, and Sphindidae of America". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 6 (2): 61–93.
  4. "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System, Actenobius" . Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  5. "Catalogue of Life, Actenobius" . Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  6. "Euceratocerini Tribe Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-25.