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Ptichopus

Ptichopus is a genus of beetles of the family Passalidae. It is distributed in South America, Central America, and Mexico.

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Ptichopus
Ptichopus angulatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Passalidae
Subfamily: Passalinae
Genus: Ptichopus
Kaup, 1869

Ptichopus is a genus of beetles of the family Passalidae.12 It is distributed in South America, Central America, and Mexico.13

Unlike other passalid beetles that are associated with rotting wood,4 Ptichopus angulatus is associated with detritus of Atta leafcutter ant nests.43

Species

There are four recognized species:12

  • Ptichopus angulatus (Percheron, 1835)
  • Ptichopus carajaensis Fonseca, 1993
  • Ptichopus hylaius Fonseca & Reyes-Castillo, 19943
  • Ptichopus melzeri Luederwaldt, 1927
References

References

  1. "Ptichopus Kaup, 1869". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  2. "Ptichopus Kaup, 1869". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  3. Da Fonseca, Claudio R.V. & Reyes Castillo, Pedro (1994). "Nueva especie amazónica de Ptichopus Kaup". Acta Zoológica Mexicana. Nueva Serie. 63: 1–6. doi:10.21829/azm.1994.63631944.
  4. Schuster, Jack C. (1984). "Passalid beetle (Coleoptera: Passalidae) inhabitants of leaf-cutter ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) detritus". Florida Entomologist. 67 (1): 175. doi:10.2307/3494119. JSTOR 3494119.