Placonotus politissimus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Laemophloeidae |
Genus: | Placonotus |
Species: | P. politissimus |
Binomial name | |
Placonotus politissimus (Wollaston, 1867) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Placonotus politissimus is a species of lined flat bark beetle in the family Laemophloeidae. It is found in Africa, the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America. [1] [2] [3]
Laemophloeidae, "lined flat bark beetles," is a family in the superfamily Cucujoidea characterized by predominantly dorso-ventrally compressed bodies, head and pronotal discs bordered by ridges or grooves, and inverted male genitalia. Size range of adults is 1–5 mm (0.04–0.2 in) in length. Currently, it contains 40 genera and about 450 species, and is represented on all continents except Antarctica; species richness is greatest in the tropics.
The Caribbean is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands and the surrounding coasts. The region is southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and the North American mainland, east of Central America, and north of South America.
Placonotus is a genus of beetles in the family Laemophloeidae. There are 40 currently recognized species, known from all continents except Antarctica. Placonotus species are small (~2mm), elongate, flattened beetles, characterized by long filiform antennae, presence of a frontoclypeal suture, open anterior coxal cavities, and broadly rounded intercoxal process of abdominal ventrite III. Males have the 8th abdominal segment modified to form claspers used during mating. Adults and larvae are found under dead bark, where they feed on fungi. Currently recognized species are:
Placonotus modestus is a species of lined flat bark beetle in the family Laemophloeidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America.
Cathartosilvanus imbellis is a species of silvanid flat bark beetle in the family Silvanidae. It is found in North America.
Placonotus nitens is a species of lined flat bark beetle in the family Laemophloeidae. It is found in North America.
Pediacus stephani is a species of flat bark beetle in the family Cucujidae. It is found in North America.
Uleiota debilis is a species of silvanid flat bark beetle in the family Silvanidae. It is found in North America.
Dysmerus basalis is a species of lined flat bark beetle in the family Laemophloeidae. It is found in North America.
Charaphloeus convexulus is a species of lined flat bark beetle in the family Laemophloeidae. It is found in North America.
Cryptamorpha desjardinsii, known generally as the Desjardin's beetle or Desjardin's flat beetle, is a species of silvanid flat bark beetle in the family Silvanidae. It is found in the Caribbean, North America, Oceania, Europe, and New Zealand.
Nausibius major is a species of silvanid flat bark beetle in the family Silvanidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Placonotus zimmermanni is a species of lined flat bark beetle in the family Laemophloeidae. It is found in North America.
Telephanus lecontei is a species of silvanid flat bark beetle in the family Silvanidae. It is found in North America.
Charaphloeus flavosignatus is a species of lined flat bark beetle in the family Laemophloeidae. It is found in North America.
Charaphloeus adustus is a species of lined flat bark beetle in the family Laemophloeidae. It is found in North America.
Monanus concinnulus is a species of silvanid flat bark beetle in the family Silvanidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and Southern Asia.
Laemophloeus terminalis is a species of lined flat bark beetle in the family Laemophloeidae. It is found in North America.
Silvanus bidentatus, known generally as the flat bark beetle or two-toothed grain beetle, is a species of silvanid flat bark beetle in the family Silvanidae. It is found in North America, Oceania, and Europe.
Lathropus robustulus is a species of lined flat bark beetle in the family Laemophloeidae. It is found in North America.
Laemophloeus shastanus is a species of lined flat bark beetle in the family Laemophloeidae. It is found in North America.
Laemophloeus fervidus is a species of lined flat bark beetle in the family Laemophloeidae. It is found in North America.
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