Anchycteis

Horn, 1880

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Anchycteis is a of toe-winged beetles in the Ptilodactylidae. The genus contains a single described , A. velutina. Toe-winged beetles are characterized by their distinctive lobed . The family Ptilodactylidae is a small group of beetles with limited ecological documentation.

Aquatic dryopoid beetles (Coleoptera) of the United States (Page 54) BHL3286900 by Brown, Harley P.; Oceanography and Limnology Program (Smithsonian Institution); United States.. Used under a Public domain license.

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How to pronounce Anchycteis: //ænˈkaɪktiːɪs//

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Identification

Members of this can be recognized by features characteristic of the Ptilodactylidae, including the expanded, lobed tarsal segments that give toe-winged beetles their . Specific diagnostic traits for Anchycteis are not well documented in available sources.

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Similar Taxa

  • Other Ptilodactylidae generaSimilar body plan and lobed ; Anchycteis is distinguished by -level morphological characters, though specific differences are not detailed in available sources.

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