Ptericoptus acuminatus

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Ptericoptus acuminatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Ptericoptus
Species:P. acuminatus
Binomial name
Ptericoptus acuminatus
(Fabricius, 1801)

Ptericoptus acuminatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1801. It is known from Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. [1]

Beetle order of insects

Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently. The largest of all families, the Curculionidae (weevils) with some 70,000 member species, belongs to this order. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops.

Johan Christian Fabricius Danish zoologist

Johan Christian Fabricius was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others. He was a student of Carl Linnaeus, and is considered one of the most important entomologists of the 18th century, having named nearly 10,000 species of animals, and established the basis for the modern insect classification.

Argentina federal republic in South America

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country located mostly in the southern half of South America. Sharing the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, the country is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. With a mainland area of 2,780,400 km2 (1,073,500 sq mi), Argentina is the eighth-largest country in the world, the fourth largest in the Americas, and the largest Spanish-speaking nation. The sovereign state is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city, Buenos Aires, which is the federal capital of the nation as decided by Congress. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over part of Antarctica, the Falkland Islands, and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

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Ptericoptus is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:

Ptericoptus borealis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1939. It is known from Mexico.

Ptericoptus intermedius is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1939. It is known from Mexico.

Ptericoptus meridionalis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1939. It is known from Paraguay and Argentina.

Ptericoptus similis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1939. It is known from Colombia and Venezuela.

Ptericoptus sinuatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1939. It is known from Colombia and Peru.

Ptericoptus avanyae is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Martins and Galileo in 2010. It is known from Brazil.

Ptericoptus caudalis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1880. It is known from Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.

Ptericoptus clavicornis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1801. It is known from Guyana and French Guiana.

Ptericoptus columbianus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1950. It is known from Colombia.

Ptericoptus corumbaensis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Galileo and Martins in 2003. It is known from Brazil.

Ptericoptus dorsalis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Audinet-Serville in 1835. It is known from Brazil.

Ptericoptus griseolus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1880. It is known from Guatemala.

Ptericoptus panamensis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1880. It is known from Panama.

References

  1. BioLib.cz - Ptericoptus acuminatus. Retrieved 8 September 2014.