Ochina ptinoides is a species of beetle in the genus Ochina of the family Ptinidae.[1][2][3]
| Ochina ptinoides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Ptinidae |
| Genus: | Ochina |
| Species: | O. ptinoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Ochina ptinoides (Marsham, 1802)
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Description
editOchina ptinoides can reach a length of about 2.5–3.5 millimetres (0.098–0.138 in). Elytra are dark brown. Pubescence forms transversal bands before middle and apex. Also head is dark brown. Antennae are serrate and composed by eleven segments. This species is associated with Ivy (hence the common name) and the larvae bore into the stems. Adults can be found from early May until August.[4]
Distribution
editThis species can be found in most of Europe, in the Near East and in North Africa.[5]
References
editExternal links
edit- http://www.kerbtier.de/cgi-bin/enFSearch.cgi?Fam=Anobiidae Beetle Fauna of Germany