Ptinella Motschulsky, 1844

Darby, Michael, 2019, New Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) from Sarawak in the spirit collection of the Natural History Museum, London, European Journal of Taxonomy 512, pp. 1-50 : 27

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2019.512
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5941300
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scientific name	Ptinella Motschulsky, 1844
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Genus Ptinella Motschulsky, 1844 View in CoL

Widespread genus of small and fragile species associated with saproxylic habitats. Dimorphism is a common feature, the dominant form ( aptera) being characterised by being depigmented, blind or with reduced eyes and apterous. Normal individuals ( alata) are usually more pigmented, often have less truncate elytra and possess eyes and wings.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Ptiliidae
SubFamily	Ptiliinae
Tribe	Ptinellini

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