Psilopyga nigripennis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Nitidulidae |
Genus: | Psilopyga |
Species: | P. nigripennis |
Binomial name | |
Psilopyga nigripennis LeConte, 1863 | |
Psilopyga nigripennis, the stinkhorn beetle, is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]
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Ptinus is a genus of beetles distributed throughout much of the world, including Africa, the Australian region, the Palearctic, the Near East, the Nearctic, and the Neotropical realm. It is a member of the subfamily Ptininae, the spider beetles.
The Solomons nightjar is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in the Solomon Islands archipelago. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It avoids human activity, and is nocturnal.
Aulacophora nigripennis is a species of leaf beetle in the genus Aulacophora.
Pleotomus nigripennis is a species of firefly in the family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Nemognatha is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are at least 20 described species in Nemognatha.
Oxycopis is a genus of false blister beetles in the family Oedemeridae. There are about 17 described species in Oxycopis.
Phyllotrox is a genus of true weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There are at least 60 described species in Phyllotrox.
Lexiphanes is a genus of case-bearing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 17 described species in Lexiphanes.
Conophorus nigripennis is a species of bee fly in the family Bombyliidae.
Helluomorphoides nigripennis, the flat-horned ground beetle, is a species of flat-horned ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.
Helesius nigripennis is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
Helesius is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are at least two described species in Helesius.
Oncopeltus is a genus of seed bugs in the family Lygaeidae, which has at least 40 described species.
Erythrothrips is a genus of predatory thrips in the family Aeolothripidae. There are about 11 described species in Erythrothrips.
Psilopyga is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are at least four described species in Psilopyga.
Nemognatha nigripennis is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Cacoscelis nigripennis is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It was first described by Martin Jacoby.
Campsiura nigripennis, is a species of dung beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.
Axinoscymnus puttarudriahi, is a species of lady beetle native to India and Sri Lanka.