Ptilodactyla sp.
Ptilodactyla sp.: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/15158
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Description

Identification to species apparently requires dissection of male genitalia.

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Ptilodactyla
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
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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References

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  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.

Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.
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