Pactopus

LeConte, 1868

Species Guides

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Pactopus is a of small beetles in the Throscidae, commonly known as false click beetles. The genus contains approximately six extant described , plus one fossil species known from Cretaceous amber. Species are distributed across North America and include one described from Burmese amber.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Pactopus: /pæˈktoʊpəs/

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Distribution

of Pactopus are known from North America (P. americanus, P. horni) and Myanmar (fossil P. burmensis in Burmese amber). Additional species have been described from other regions including Australia (P. avitus) and locations unspecified in available sources.

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