Ptichopus angulatus
| Ptichopus angulatus | |
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| Ptichopus angulatus, adult | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Passalidae |
| Genus: | Ptichopus |
| Species: | P. angulatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptichopus angulatus (Percheron, 1835) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Passalus angulatus Percheron, 1835 | |
Ptichopus angulatus is a beetle of the family Passalidae. It is widely distributed in Central America and Mexico[1][2][3] and also reported from northern Colombia.[3] It is associated with nests of Atta leafcutter ants: all life stages live in the nest detritus.[2][3] The eyes are small and reduced.[2]
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References
- ^ "Ptichopus angulatus (Percheron, 1835)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ a b c Da Fonseca, Claudio R.V. & Reyes Castillo, Pedro (1994). "Nueva especie amazónica de Ptichopus Kaup". Acta Zoológica Mexicana. Nueva Serie. 63: 1–6. doi:10.21829/azm.1994.63631944.
- ^ a b c Schuster, Jack C. (1984). "Passalid beetle (Coleoptera: Passalidae) inhabitants of leaf-cutter ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) detritus". Florida Entomologist. 67 (1): 175. doi:10.2307/3494119. JSTOR 3494119.