Baeocrara
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Ptiliidae |
| Genus: | Baeocrara |
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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
- ↑ "REPORTS FROM SUFFOLK RECORDERS: Coleoptera - Beetles" www.boxvalley.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2008
- ↑ "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
- ↑ "New records of Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) from the Czech Republic 2001" University of Prague. Retrieved 23 November 2008
- ↑ "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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