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Ptilium quercus LeConte 1863

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Ptilium quercus LeConte, 1863

Ptilium quercus LeConte, 1863: 63. Type locality: Athens, Georgia [USA].

The LeConte collection (MCZ) holds a single specimen, labelled as follows: "oak bark", "Quercus", " Type / 6626", " Ptinella / quercus / Lec. ", " Aug.-Dec. 2004 / MCZ Image / Database". The specimen representing the forma aptera is point mounted and lacks the last abdominal segments. It is considered a valid species, placed in Ptinella.

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Published as part of Vorst, Oscar, 2012, A new invasive Ptinella Motschulsky from Europe and North America (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae), pp. 63-66 in Zootaxa 3270 on page 65, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.213130

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Biodiversity

Family
Ptiliidae
Genus
Ptilium
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
LeConte
Species
quercus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Ptilium quercus LeConte, 1863 sec. Vorst, 2012

References

  • LeConte, J. L. (1863) New species of North American Coleoptera. Part I. [fascicule 1]. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 167, 1 - 86.