Ptilodactyla

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Ptilodactyla
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Ptilodactylidae
Subfamily: Ptilodactylinae
Genus: Ptilodactyla
Illiger, 1807

Ptilodactyla is a genus of toe-winged beetles in the family Ptilodactylidae. There are around 380 described species in Ptilodactyla, which is about 70% of all species in the family. However, it may be subject to divisions in the future and there are likely many more undescribed species. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Species

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References

  1. "Ptilodactyla Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Ptilodactyla". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. Lawrence, John F.; Zhou, Yu-Lingzi; Ślipiński, Adam (2024-06-30). "The Australian Ptilodactylidae (Coleoptera), with New Subfamily, Key to Genera and Descriptions of Two New Species". Annales Zoologici. 74 (2). doi:10.3161/00034541ANZ2024.74.2.005. ISSN   0003-4541.

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