Pontomalota is a genus of "sea shore genera" in the beetle family Staphylinidae. There are at least two described species in Pontomalota.[1][2][3]
| Pontomalota | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Tribe: | Athetini |
| Genus: | Pontomalota Casey, 1885 |
Species edit
These two species belong to the genus Pontomalota:
- Pontomalota opaca (LeConte, 1863)
- Pontomalota terminalia Ahn & Ashe, 1992
References edit
- ^ "Pontomalota Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Pontomalota". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Pontomalota genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading edit
- Ahn, Kee-Jeong; Ashe, James S. (1992). "Revision of the intertidal aleocharine genus Pontamolota Casey (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) with a discussion of its phylogenetic relationships". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 23 (3): 347–359. doi:10.1163/187631292x00155.
- Elven, Hallvard; Bachmann, Lutz; Gusarov, Vladimir I. (2012). "Molecular phylogeny of the Athetini–Lomechusini–Ecitocharini clade of aleocharine rove beetles (Insecta)". Zoologica Scripta. 41 (6): 617–636. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2012.00553.x. PMC 3532658. PMID 23316099.
- Seevers, Charles H. (1978). "A generic and tribal revision of the North American Aleocharinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)". Fieldiana, Zoology. 71. ISSN 0015-0754.
- Frank, J. H.; Ahn, K. J. (2011). "Coastal Staphylinidae (Coleoptera): A worldwide checklist, biogeography and natural history". ZooKeys (107): 1–98. doi:10.3897/zookeys.107.1651. PMC 3392188. PMID 22792029.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2015). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-29685-5.
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