Pontomalota opaca

Pontomalota opaca is a species of "sea shore genus" in the beetle family Staphylinidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Pontomalota opaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Staphylinidae
Genus:	Pontomalota
Species:	P. opaca
Binomial name
Pontomalota opaca (LeConte, 1863)
Synonyms[1]
Phytosus opacus Bernhauer in Baker, 1912 Pontomalota bakeri Casey, 1885 Pontomalota californica Casey, 1885 Pontomalota luctuosa Casey, 1911 Pontomalota nigriceps LeConte, 1863

References

1. "Pontomalota opaca Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Pontomalota opaca". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Pontomalota opaca species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading

• Ahn, Kee-Jeong; Ashe, James S. (1992). "Revision of the intertidal aleocharine genus Pontamolota Casey (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) with a discussion of its phylogenetic relationships". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 23 (3): 347–359. doi:10.1163/187631292x00155.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2015). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-29685-5.