Prothalpia is a genus of false darkling beetles in the family Melandryidae. There are at least four described species in Prothalpia.[1][2][3]
| Prothalpia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Melandryidae |
| Subfamily: | Melandryinae |
| Tribe: | Melandryini |
| Genus: | Prothalpia LeConte, 1862 |
Species
editThese four species belong to the genus Prothalpia:
- Prothalpia holmbergi (Mannerheim, 1852)
- Prothalpia rausuana
- Prothalpia undata LeConte, 1862
- Prothalpia utakoae Sasaji, 1988
References
edit- ^ "Prothalpia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Prothalpia". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Prothalpia genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading
edit- Kubisz, Daniel; Iwan, Dariusz; Tykarski, Piotr (2014). Tenebrionoidea: Tetratomidae, Melandryidae, Ripiphoridae, Prostomidae, Oedemeridae, Mycteridae, Pythidae, Aderidae, Scraptiidae, Critical checklist, distribution in Poland and meta-analysis. University of Warsaw - Faculty of Biology & Natura optima dux Foundation. ISBN 978-83-935107-9-5.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26090-0.