Ptilophorus

Ptilophorus
Ptilophorus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Ripiphoridae
Genus:	Ptilophorus Dejean, 1834
Synonyms [1]
Toposcopus LeConte, 1868

Ptilophorus is a genus of wedge-shaped beetles in the family Ripiphoridae. There are at least three described species in Ptilophorus. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

These three species belong to the genus Ptilophorus:

• Ptilophorus dufourii (Latreille, 1817)
• Ptilophorus fischeri Ménétriés
• Ptilophorus wrightii (LeConte, 1868)

References

1. "Ptilophorus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Ptilophorus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Ptilophorus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading

• Falin, Zachary H. (2014). "Notes on the generic assignment of Ptilophorus wrightii (LeConte 1868) (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae), with a diagnosis of the genus" . Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 90 (1): 44–46. doi:10.3956/2014-90.1.44.
• Kubisz, Daniel; Iwan, Dariusz; Tykarski, Piotr (2014). Tenebrionoidea: Tetratomidae, Melandryidae, Ripiphoridae, Prostomidae, Oedemeridae, Mycteridae, Pythidae, Aderidae, Scraptiidae, Critical checklist, distribution in Poland and meta-analysis. University of Warsaw - Faculty of Biology & Natura optima dux Foundation. ISBN   978-83-935107-9-5.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-26090-0.