Ptilinus

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Ptilinus
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Ptilinus pectinicornis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Ptinidae
Subfamily: Ptilininae
Genus: Ptilinus
O.F.Müller, 1776

Ptilinus is a genus of death-watch beetles in the family Ptinidae. It is native to the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East, the Nearctic, the Neotropical and North Africa. There are at least nine described species in Ptilinus. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Species

These species belong to the genus Ptilinus: [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Ptilinus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Ptilinus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  3. 1 2 "Ptilinus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  4. 1 2 "Browse Ptilinus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-06.

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