Ptiliolum
Flach, C., 1888
Ptiliolum is a of featherwing beetles ( Ptiliidae) established by Flach in 1888. Members of this genus are among the smallest known beetles, a characteristic of the family. The genus contains distributed across Europe and North America, with records from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden confirmed in GBIF. Two species, Ptiliolum africanum and Ptiliolum atlanticum, were described by Peyerimhoff in 1917, though the epithet 'africanum' appears inconsistent with the documented European-North American distribution.
Pronunciation
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Distribution
Europe and Northern America. Confirmed records from Denmark (DK), Norway (NO), and Sweden (SE) in GBIF.
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Taxonomic authorship
The was established by C. Flach in 1888. Some sources list the author as 'C.Flach' or 'Flach, C.'
Species inventory
Ptiliolum africanum Peyerimhoff, 1917 and Ptiliolum atlanticum Peyerimhoff, 1917 are the only two explicitly listed in available sources. The specific epithet 'africanum' may reflect a type locality or naming circumstance rather than current distribution, as the is documented from Europe and North America.
Data limitations
Only one iNaturalist observation exists for this . Detailed biological information (appearance, , , diet) is not available in the provided sources and has not been inferred from higher due to the extreme miniaturization and specialized of Ptiliidae, which makes such generalizations unreliable.