Pseudoholostrophus is a genus of polypore fungus beetles in the family Tetratomidae. There are at least four described species in Pseudoholostrophus. Two of these described species are Nearctic.[1][2][3]
| Pseudoholostrophus | |
|---|---|
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| Pseudoholostrophus impressicollis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Tetratomidae |
| Subfamily: | Eustrophinae |
| Tribe: | Holostrophini |
| Genus: | Pseudoholostrophus Nikitsky, 1983 |
Pseudoholostrophus is distinct from Holostrophus due to the presence of its smaller, more weakly emarginate eyes and the prosternal process not extending behind the posterior edge of the procoxae.[4]
Species
editThese two species belong to the genus Pseudoholostrophus:
- Pseudoholostrophus discolor (Horn, 1888)
- Pseudoholostrophus impressicollis (LeConte, 1874)
References
edit- ^ "Pseudoholostrophus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Pseudoholostrophus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Pseudoholostrophus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Nikitsky, Nikolai (1998). "Generic classification of the beetle family Tetratomidae (Coleoptera, Tenebrionoidea) of the world, with description of new taxa" (PDF).
Further reading
edit- Pollock, D. (2012). "Review of the Eustrophinae (Coleoptera, Tetratomidae) of America north of Mexico". ZooKeys (188): 1–153. doi:10.3897/zookeys.188.2976. PMC 3345898. PMID 22611332.
- Pollock, D. (2008). "Review of the Canadian Eustrophinae (Coleoptera, Tetratomidae)". ZooKeys (2): 261–290. doi:10.3897/zookeys.2.30.
- 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.
External links
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