Ptinella britannica Matthews, 1858

Komosiński, Karol & Marczak, Dawid, 2018, Four Species of Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) New to Poland, The Coleopterists Bulletin 72 (1), pp. 151-156 : 154-155

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.1649/0010-065X-72.1.151

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6228780-FFDB-FF95-DCDB-3A68FE43FD25

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scientific name

Ptinella britannica Matthews, 1858
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Ptinella britannica Matthews, 1858 View in CoL

Ptinella britannica View in CoL occurs in Europe, especially the continent’ s western states ( Azerbaijan, Austria, Denmark, Germany, France, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland), and it is reported from North America ( Sörensson 2003, 2015). It is listed on the German Red List of endangered species (Ziegler and Suikat 1994; Binot et al. 1998).

Ptinella britannica View in CoL inhabits deciduous forests and is most often collected from mole nests. It is sometimes found under fallen, rotting leaves and decaying wood ( Koch 1989). Wenzel (2005) classified it as a humicole.

Material Examined. Mazovian Lowland (central Poland): Kampinos National Park , Strict Protected Area Zaborów, forest spatial unit 269 (N 52°18 ʹ 32 ʹʹ, E 20°43 ʹ 21 ʹʹ), 1–31 VIII 2016 – 1 ex., collected by window trap, habitat Ribeso nigri- Alnetum with alder trees over 130 years old, leg. D. Marczak, coll. K. Komosiński. GoogleMaps

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Ptiliidae

Genus

Ptinella

Loc

Ptinella britannica Matthews, 1858

Komosiński, Karol & Marczak, Dawid 2018
2018
Loc

Ptinella britannica

Matthews 1858
1858
Loc

Ptinella britannica

Matthews 1858
1858
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