Talk:Ptinella brunnescens

Distribution

• New Zealand
  • Biostatus: endemic
  • 44°S: Chatham Islands
  • Source: Johnson (1982: 362)

Notes

• this species belongs to the Ptinella cavelli group
• members of the cavelli group are not truly dimorphic
• P. brunnescens is brachypterous
• this species is very close to P. ferruginea, and I am not convinced that they are distinct
• Source: Johnson (1982)

References

• Johnson, C. 1982: An introduction to the Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) of New Zealand. New Zealand journal of zoology, 9: 333-376. Google books BUGZ