Crowsoniellidae
| Crowsoniellidae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Archostemata |
| Family: | Crowsoniellidae Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1983 |
| Genus: | Crowsoniella Pace, 1975 |
| Binomial name | |
| Crowsoniella relicta Pace, 1975 | |
Crowsoniellidae is a monotypical family of beetles, in the suborder Archostemata. So far only a single species, Crowsoniella relicta, has been attibuted to this family. It is a minute animal (about 1.8 millimetres or 0.071 inches), that was collected in Central Italy from calcareous soil at the base of a chestnut tree. No other specimens have been found since.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Pace, R. (1975). "An exceptional endogeous beetle: Crowsoniella relicta n. gen. n. sp. of Archostemata Tetraphaleridae from central Italy". Bollettino del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona 2: 445–458.
- ↑
External links
Data related to Crowsoniellidae at Wikispecies