Ptomaphaginus
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| Ptomaphaginus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Leiodidae |
| Genus: | Ptomaphaginus Portevin, 1914 |
| Diversity | |
| About 97+ species | |
Ptomaphaginus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Leiodidae. It contains about 97 species worldwide.[1] Most members live in caves or soil, thus eyes are absent or rudimentary.[2] In 2008, a new species was discovered in the Sunda region.[3] In 2017, two species in Japan were recorded,[4] and 12 new species were discovered in China in 2015.[5]
