Ptenidium

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Staphyliniformia
Superfamilia: Staphylinoidea

Familia: Ptiliidae
Subfamilia: Ptiliinae
Tribus: Ptiliini
Genus: Ptenidium
Subgenera (6): Gillmeisterium – Gressnerium – Matthewsium – P. (Peruvium) – Ptenidium – Wankowizium
Overview of species

P. brenskei – P. formicetorum – P. fuscicorne – P. gruenbergae – P. laevigatum – P. longicorne – P. matthewsi – P. punctatum – P. pusillum – P. reitteri – †P. kishenehnicum
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Add (3): P. azafady – P. lambdai – P. tanalai

Add (7) for P. (Peruvium) – P. (P.) brevissimum – P. (P.) carinatum – P. (P.) capillatum – P. (P.) contractum – P. (P.) gibbosum – P. (P.) grande – P. (P.) inornatum
Name

Ptenidium Erichson, 1845: 34

Placed on the Official List of Generic names in Zoology by Melville, 1984: 212, with Name Number 2217
Gender: Neuter
Original status: Valid genus
Type species: Scaphidium pusillum Gyllenhal, 1808
Fixation: Subsequent designation by Thomson, 1859

Synonymy

Anisarthria Stephens, 1830

Placed on the Official List of Generic names in Zoology by Melville, 1984: 212, with Name Number 2218
Gender: Feminine
Original status: Valid genus
Type species: Dermestes melas Marsham, 1802
Fixation: Subsequent designation by Westwood, 1838

Epoptia Deane, 1930: 482

Gender: [Feminine]
Original status: Valid genus
Type species: Epoptia rotunda Deane, 1930
Fixation: Original designation (p. 483) [And monotypy]

References

Darby, M. 2014: Studies of Madagascan Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) 2: The genus Ptenidium including three new species. Zootaxa 3793(3): 350–360. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3793.3.3 Reference page.
Darby, M. 2013: Supplementary illustrations to the Ptenidium (Ptiliidae) keys in Duff (2012). Coleopterist, 22: 6–8.
Darby, M. 2016. Studies of Peruvian Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) 4: Peruvium a new subgenus of Ptenidium with seven new species. Zootaxa 4107(3): 392–402. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4107.3.7. Reference page.
Darby, M. 2016. New species and records of Costa Rican featherwing beetles (Coleoptera:Ptiliidae). Zootaxa 4184(1): 41–51. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.2. Reference page.
Johnson, C. 1970. Insular species of Ptenidium (Col., Ptiliidae) from the Indian Ocean. Journal of natural history 4(3): 447–454. DOI: 10.1080/00222937000770421 Reference page.
Johnson, C. 1982. An introduction to the Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) of New Zealand. New Zealand journal of zoology 9(3): 333–376. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1982.10423865 Google books. Reference page. [see p. 342]

Ptenidium is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Ptiliidae.[1]

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

Species:[1]

Ptenidium aprinum Peyerimhoff, 1917
Ptenidium azafady Darby, 2014

References

"Ptenidium Erichson, 1845". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 1 March 2021.