Pactopus Explained

Pactopus is a genus of small false click beetles in the family Throscidae. There are about six described species in Pactopus.

Species

These six species belong to the genus Pactopus:

• Pactopus americanus Wickham, 1914
• Pactopus avitus Britton, 1960
• Pactopus fafneri Muona, 1993
• Pactopus fasolti Muona, 1993
• Pactopus frohi
• Pactopus horni LeConte, 1868
• †Pactopus burmensis Muona 2019 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian

Further reading

• A review of the genus Pactopus LeConte (Coleoptera: Throscidae). 1975. Yensen . Eric. The Coleopterists Bulletin. 29. 2. 87–91. 3999783.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. 2007. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-8788757675.