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Pactopus Americanus
''Pactopus'' is a genus of small false click beetles in the family Throscidae. There are about six described species in ''Pactopus''. Species These six species belong to the genus ''Pactopus'': * '' Pactopus americanus'' Wickham, 1914 * '' Pactopus avitus'' Britton, 1960 * '' Pactopus fafneri'' Muona, 1993 * '' Pactopus fasolti'' Muona, 1993 * '' Pactopus frohi'' * '' Pactopus horni'' LeConte, 1868 *†''Pactopus burmensis'' Muona 2019 Burmese amber Burmese amber, also known as Burmite or Kachin amber, is amber from the Hukawng Valley in northern Myanmar. The amber is dated to around 100 million years ago, during the latest Albian to earliest Cenomanian ages of the mid-Cretaceous period. The ..., Myanmar, Cenomanian References Further reading * * Elateroidea Articles created by Qbugbot {{elateroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Throscidae
Throscidae is a family of elateroid beetles found worldwide (except New Zealand) with around 150 species in 5 extant genera. The larvae are soil-dwelling, siphoning fluid from mycorrhizae attached to trees. The adults are short-lived, with the adult males being noted for a complex mating dance. Like some other elateroids, they are capable of clicking.Muona, Jyrki and Lawrence, John F.. "4.6. Throscidae Laporte, 1840". ''Volume 2 Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim)'', edited by Willy Kükenthal, Richard A.B. Leschen, Rolf G. Beutel and John F. Lawrence, Berlin, New York: De Gruyter, 2011, pp. 69-74. Genera * ''Aulonothroscus'' Horn, 1890 * '' Cryptophthalma'' Cobos, 1982 * ''Pactopus'' LeConte, 1868 * '' Potergus'' Bonvouloir, 1871 * ''Trixagus'' Kugelann, 1794 Fossil genera * †'' Jaira'' Muona 1993 Baltic amber, Eocene * †'' Potergosoma'' Kovalev and Kirejtshuk 2013 Lebanese amber, Early Cretaceous (Barremian) * †'' Rhomboaspis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |