Baeocrara

Baeocrara
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Ptiliidae
Genus: Baeocrara
Species

Includes:

  • Baeocrara japonica
  • Baeocrara litoralis
  • Baeocrara vaga
  • Baeocrara variolosa

Baeocrara is a genus of featherwing beetles named because of the intricate structure of their flight wings, which have a long fringe of hairs on their borders. They belong to the Ptiliidae family, and are minute: between 1 and 0.5 mm. They are mostly found in hollow fir stumps and other types of rotten wood, dung and plant detritus. They feed on fungal spores.[1] They seem to be recent immigrants to Northern Europe possibly introduced by the import of sawmill products.[2] They have been reported in the Czech Republic.[3] They are one of the least known groups in the Coleoptera.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "REPORTS FROM SUFFOLK RECORDERS: Coleoptera - Beetles" www.boxvalley.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2008
  2. ↑ "The first European records of the pantropical genus Bambara VUILLET, and a review of the immigrant featherwing beetles in Europe" Vienna Coleopterists Society. Retrieved 23 November 2008
  3. ↑ "New records of Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) from the Czech Republic 2001" University of Prague. Retrieved 23 November 2008
  4. ↑ "Common name: featherwing beetles, scientific name: (Insecta: Coleoptera: Ptiliidae)" University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Retrieved 23 November 2008

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