Species Ptinus paulonotatus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Range · Remarks · Works Cited

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

Superfamily Bostrichoidea

Family Ptinidae (Death-watch and Spider Beetles)

Subfamily Ptininae (Spider Beetles)

Tribe Ptinini

Genus Ptinus

No Taxon (subgenus Gynopterus)

Species paulonotatus (Ptinus paulonotatus)

Explanation of Names

Ptinus paulonotatus Pic 1904

Range

s.CA to s.TX - Map (1)(2)(3)

Remarks

common in pitfall traps at Laguna Atascosa NWR, TX(2)

Works Cited

1.	Catalogue of the Coleoptera of America, North of Mexico ("The Leng Catalogue") Charles W. Leng. 1920. John D. Sherman, Jr., Mount Vernon, NY. x + 470 pp.

2.	Beetle biodiversity response to vegetation restoration of mid-valley riparian woodland in the LRGV of southern Texas. King, J.E. 2015. Unpublished master's thesis, Texas A&M University, College Station. viii + 218 pp.

3.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by v belov on 12 November, 2012 - 9:17am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 4 August, 2022 - 6:05pm

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