Jump to content

Protodendrophagus

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Protodendrophagus
Protodendrophagus antipodes, New Zealand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Superfamily: Cucujoidea
Family: Silvanidae
Genus: Protodendrophagus
Thomas, 2004
Species:
P. antipodes
Binomial name
Protodendrophagus antipodes
Thomas, 2004

Protodendrophagus is a genus of beetles in the family Silvanidae. The single described species, Protodendrophagus antipodes, is known only from several localities high in the mountains of South Island, New Zealand, where it has been found under rocks.[1][2]

Protodendrophagus can be distinguished from other genera in the subfamily Brontinae, tribe Brontini, by its possession of a frontoclypeal suture, absence of hindwings, elytra not fused, and lack of body incrustation.[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Thomas, M. C. (1 March 2003). "The Brontini of the world: A generic review of the tribe (Coleoptera: Silvanidae: Brontinae)". Insecta Mundi. 17 (1–2): 1–31. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Protodendrophagus". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
[edit]