Toe-winged-beetle

Guides

  • Anchycteis velutina

    Anchycteis velutina is a species of toe-winged beetle in the family Ptilodactylidae, described by George Henry Horn in 1880. The genus Anchycteis is small and poorly documented, with limited ecological and biological information available. This species is known from North America, though specific details regarding its habitat preferences, behavior, and life history remain sparse in the scientific literature.

  • Lachnodactyla arizonica

    toe-winged beetle

    Lachnodactyla arizonica is a species of toe-winged beetle in the family Ptilodactylidae. It was described by Schaeffer in 1906. The species is known from North America, with the specific epithet suggesting a primary association with Arizona. Like other members of Ptilodactylidae, it possesses the distinctive expanded hind tarsi that give the family its common name of toe-winged beetles.

  • Lachnodactyla texana

    toe-winged beetle

    Lachnodactyla texana is a species of toe-winged beetle in the family Ptilodactylidae, first described by Schaeffer in 1906. The species is distributed across Central America and North America. As a member of the Ptilodactylidae, it belongs to a family characterized by beetles with expanded tarsal segments that bear adhesive setae, commonly referred to as 'toe-winged' beetles. Very few specific biological details have been documented for this particular species.

  • Ptilodactyla angustata

    toe-winged beetle

    Ptilodactyla angustata is a species of toe-winged beetle in the family Ptilodactylidae. It was described by Horn in 1880. The species is known from North America. Like other members of its family, it possesses distinctive modified hind tarsi that resemble small claws or 'toes', a characteristic feature of Ptilodactylidae.

  • Ptilodactyla carinata

    toe-winged beetle

    Ptilodactyla carinata is a species of toe-winged beetle in the family Ptilodactylidae, first described by Johnson and Freytag in 1978. The species occurs in North America, with records from Canada (Québec) and the United States. Like other members of its family, it possesses the characteristic expanded hind tarsi that give toe-winged beetles their common name. The family Ptilodactylidae is a small group of beetles whose biology remains poorly documented.