Ptilinus Explained

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]}

Species

These species belong to the genus Ptilinus:

• Ptilinus acuminatus Casey, 1898^[2]
• Ptilinus basalis LeConte, 1858^[2]
• Ptilinus cylindripennis
• Ptilinus flavipennis Casey, 1898^[2]
• Ptilinus fuscus
• Ptilinus lepidus
• Ptilinus lobatus Casey, 1898^[2]
• Ptilinus longicornis
• Ptilinus pectinicornis (Linnaeus, 1758)^[2]
• Ptilinus pruinosus Casey, 1898^[2]
• Ptilinus ramicornis Casey, 1898^[2]
• Ptilinus ruficornis Say, 1823^[2]
• Ptilinus thoracicus (Randall, 1838)^[2]

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . R.H. Jr.. Thomas . M. C.. Skelley . P. E.. Frank . J. H.. 2002. American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. 978-0849309540.
• Book: Blatchley . W.S.. 1910. An illustrated descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera, beetles (exclusive of the Rhynchophora) known to occur in Indiana. Nature Pub..
• Book: LeConte . J.L.. 1861. Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections . 3 . 136. 978-0665100550. 10.5962/bhl.title.38459. free.
• Book: White. Richard E.. 1998. 1983. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 978-0395910894. registration.

External links

• Ptilinus at Fauna Europaea

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ptilinus Genus Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-03-06.
2. Web site: Ptilinus Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-03-06.
3. Web site: Ptilinus Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-03-06.
4. Web site: Browse Ptilinus. Catalogue of Life. 2018-03-06.