Trichodesma (beetle)

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Trichodesma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Ptinidae
Subfamily: Anobiinae
Genus: Trichodesma
LeConte, 1861
Synonyms [1]
  • Microtrichodesma LeConte, 1861
  • Ptinodes Pic, 1931

Trichodesma is a genus of death-watch beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are about 11 described species in Trichodesma. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Species

These 11 species belong to the genus Trichodesma:

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Trichodesma Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  2. 1 2 "Browse Trichodesma". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  3. 1 2 "Trichodesma". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  4. 1 2 "Trichodesma Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  5. "Trichodesma Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-04.

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