Pontomalota opaca

Pontomalota opaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Staphylinidae
Genus:	Pontomalota
Species:	P. opaca
Binomial name
Pontomalota opaca (LeConte, 1863)
Synonyms [1]
Phytosus opacus LeConte, 1863 Pontomalota bakeri Bernhauer in Baker, 1912 Pontomalota californica Casey, 1885 Pontomalota luctuosa Casey, 1911 Pontomalota nigriceps Casey, 1885

Pontomalota opaca is a species of "sea shore genus" in the beetle family Staphylinidae. It is found in North America. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. "Pontomalota opaca Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Pontomalota opaca". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Pontomalota opaca species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading

• Ahn, Kee-Jeong; Ashe, James S. (1992). "Revision of the intertidal aleocharine genus Pontamolota Casey (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) with a discussion of its phylogenetic relationships". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 23 (3): 347–359. doi:10.1163/187631292x00155.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2015). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-29685-5.