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Pontomalota opaca

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Pontomalota opaca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Genus: Pontomalota
Species:
P. opaca
Binomial name
Pontomalota opaca
(LeConte, 1863)
Synonyms[1]
  • Phytosus opacus LeConte, 1863
  • Pontomalota bakeri Bernhauer in Baker, 1912
  • Pontomalota californica Casey, 1885
  • Pontomalota luctuosa Casey, 1911
  • Pontomalota nigriceps Casey, 1885

Pontomalota opaca is a species of "sea shore genus" in the beetle family Staphylinidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Pontomalota opaca Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Pontomalota opaca". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading[edit]

  • Ahn, Kee-Jeong; Ashe, James S. (1992). "Revision of the intertidal aleocharine genus Pontamolota Casey (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) with a discussion of its phylogenetic relationships". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 23 (3): 347–359. doi:10.1163/187631292x00155.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2015). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-29685-5.