Ptecticus
Keith Bayless
- Ptecticus abditis
- Ptecticus aculeatus
- Ptecticus adustus
- Ptecticus aeneithorax
- Ptecticus alticola
- Ptecticus amapanus
- Ptecticus amplior
- Ptecticus annulipes
- Ptecticus anomalopygus
- Ptecticus archboldi
- Ptecticus assamensis
- Ptecticus aurifer
- Ptecticus aurobrunneus
- Ptecticus australis
- Ptecticus bequaerti
- Ptecticus bifidus
- Ptecticus bilobatus
- Ptecticus brevipennis
- Ptecticus breviunguis
- Ptecticus briani
- Ptecticus brunescens
- Ptecticus brunettii
- Ptecticus ciliatus
- Ptecticus cingulatus
- Ptecticus complens
- Ptecticus comstocki
- Ptecticus concinnus
- Ptecticus confusus
- Ptecticus connectens
- Ptecticus conopsoides
- Ptecticus costaricensis
- Ptecticus cyanifrons
- Ptecticus danielsi
- Ptecticus erectus
- Ptecticus evansi
- Ptecticus eximius
- Ptecticus extensipes
- Ptecticus ferrugineus
- Ptecticus ficulnus
- Ptecticus figlinus
- Ptecticus flaviceps
- Ptecticus flavifemoratus
- Ptecticus fumipennis
- Ptecticus furcatus
- Ptecticus fuscipennis
- Ptecticus gigliostosi
- Ptecticus gilvus
- Ptecticus glaucus
- Ptecticus gracilipes
- Ptecticus hansoni
- Ptecticus helvolus
- Ptecticus histrio
- Ptecticus illustris
- Ptecticus immaculatus
- Ptecticus inops
- Ptecticus insularis
- Ptecticus intensivus
- Ptecticus inversus
- Ptecticus isabelensis
- Ptecticus jamesi
- Ptecticus japonicus
- Ptecticus kambangensis
- Ptecticus kerteszi
- Ptecticus kraussi
- Ptecticus lanei
- Ptecticus linearis
- Ptecticus longipennis
- Ptecticus longipes
- Ptecticus longispinus
- Ptecticus maculatus
- Ptecticus magnicornis
- Ptecticus malayensis
- Ptecticus matsumurae
- Ptecticus melanothorax
- Ptecticus melanurus
- Ptecticus mesoxanthus
- Ptecticus mexicanus
- Ptecticus minimus
- Ptecticus mirabilis
- Ptecticus nebulifer
- Ptecticus neoaffinis
- Ptecticus niger
- Ptecticus nigrifrons
- Ptecticus nigritarsis
- Ptecticus nigropygialis
- Ptecticus nitidipennis
- Ptecticus nodivena
- Ptecticus ochraceus
- Ptecticus okinawae
- Ptecticus okinawaensus
- Ptecticus palpalis
- Ptecticus pangmapensis
- Ptecticus papaunus
- Ptecticus perochreus
- Ptecticus petersoni
- Ptecticus petiolatus
- Ptecticus phillippinensis
- Ptecticus polyxanthus
- Ptecticus pomaceus
- Ptecticus posticus
- Ptecticus proximus
- Ptecticus pseudohistrio
- Ptecticus quadrifasciatus
- Ptecticus queenslandicus
- Ptecticus rectinervis
- Ptecticus remeans
- Ptecticus repensans
- Ptecticus rhodesiae
- Ptecticus rogans
- Ptecticus rufipes
- Ptecticus rufus
- Ptecticus sackenii
- Ptecticus sauteri
- Ptecticus septentrionalis
- Ptecticus serranus
- Ptecticus shirakii
- Ptecticus siamensis
- Ptecticus simplex
- Ptecticus sinchangensis
- Ptecticus somereni
- Ptecticus spatulatus
- Ptecticus spatuloides
- Ptecticus srilankai
- Ptecticus subaustralis
- Ptecticus substitutus
- Ptecticus sumatranus
- Ptecticus tarsalis
- Ptecticus temasekianus
- Ptecticus tenebrifer
- Ptecticus tenuis
- Ptecticus terminalis
- Ptecticus testaceus
- Ptecticus tricolor
- Ptecticus tritus
- Ptecticus trivittatus
- Ptecticus violaceus
- Ptecticus vitalisi
- Ptecticus vulpianus
- Ptecticus woodleyi
- Ptecticus wulpii
- Ptecticus xanthipes
- Ptecticus zhejiangensis
Introduction
Ptecticus is a speciose, cosmopolitan genus, with its species diversity mostly centered in the Neotropical and Oriental zoogeographic regions. The Nearctic fauna is the most depauperate bioregion, with 5 species. Ptecticus adults are often collected aggregating around rotten fruit and fungus. P. trivittatus is abundant around compost heaps in the Eastern United States (Woodley 2001).
Characteristics
Ptecticus can be distinguished from other Nearctic Sarginae by the bare eye, the absence of a distal projection on the calypter, and the anteriorly concave antennal pedicel, with the postpedicel on a finger-like projection (James 1981).
References
James, M.T. 1981. 36. Stratiomyidae. Manual Nearct. Dipt. 1: 497-511.
Rozkošný, R. & Hauser, M. 2001. Additional records of Ptecticus Loew from Sri Lanka, with a new species and a new name (Diptera: Stratiomyidae). Stud. Dipt. 8:217-223.
Woodley, N. E. 2001. A World Catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Insecta: Diptera). Myia 11: 1-473. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden.
Information on the Internet
- Harvard MCZ Type Images. Images of Ptecticus nigrifrons.
- Harvard MCZ Type Images. Images of Ptecticus terminalis.
- UMN: Cedar Creek Insects. Images of Ptecticus.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Ptecticus trivittatus |
|---|---|
| Location | Lake Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas, USA |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Identified By | Martin Hauser |
| Life Cycle Stage | Adult |
| Size | ~15 mm |
| Source | Photo#113222 |
| Source Collection | BugGuide.Net |
| Image Use |
 This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License - Version 1.0.
|
| Copyright |
© Edward Trammel
|
About This Page
Keith Bayless
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Correspondence regarding this page should be directed to Keith Bayless at
Page copyright © 2008 Keith Bayless
All Rights Reserved.
- First online 28 September 2008
- Content changed 28 September 2008
Citing this page:
Bayless, Keith. 2008. Ptecticus. Version 28 September 2008 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Ptecticus/108776/2008.09.28 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
