WoRMS taxon details
Ptenidium punctatum (Gyllenhal, 1827)
Not documented
WoRMS (2024). Ptenidium punctatum (Gyllenhal, 1827). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=150815 on 2024-05-21
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basis of record
Haghebaert, G. (1989). Coleoptera from marine habitats, <B><I>in</I></B>: Wouters, K.; Baert, L. (Ed.) (1989). <i>Proceedings of the Symposium "Invertebrates of Belgium".</i> pp. 301-308 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Additional information Distribution includes countries with seacoasts, frequently under seaweed, but also Austria, Czech Republic, and Hungary, so is not a seashore specialist. Comment by Dr. J.H. Frank. [details]Additional information Very small beetle with heavy puncture on pronotum and basal elytra and long hairs all over the dorsal surface. The species is usually found on sandy shores under seaweed. Comment by Bengt Andersson on image of beetle on Photo.net [details]
From other sources
Ecology Scarce in Belgium, but also occurs more inland (e.g. Lillo). [details]
