Acrotrichis

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Acrotrichis
Acrotrichis fascicularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Ptiliidae
Tribe: Acrotrichini
Genus: Acrotrichis
Motschoulsky, 1848
Synonyms
  • Trichopteryx Kirby, 1826 (Preocc.)
  • Acratrichis Motschoulsky, 1850 (Missp.)
  • Ptilopterium Gistl, 1850
  • Cleopterium Gistl, 1856
  • Cleopteryx Gistl, 1857
  • Ctenopteryx Flach, 1889
  • Macdonaldium Abdullah & Abdullah, 1967
  • Capotrichis Johnson, 1969
  • Flachiana Sundt, 1969

Acrotrichis is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Ptiliidae.[1]

The genus was described in 1848 by Victor Motschulsky.[1]

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[2]

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