Pteryngium Explained

Pteryngium is a genus of silken fungus beetles in the family Cryptophagidae. There is one described species in Pteryngium, P. crenatum.

Further reading

• A review of the North American genera of Cryptophaginae (Coleoptera: Cryptophagidae). 1989. Bousquet . Yves. The Coleopterists Bulletin. 43. 1. 1–17. 4008590.
• Phylogeny and Revision of the Genera of Cryptophagidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea). 1996. Leschen . Richard A. B.. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 55. 15. 549–634. 0022-8850.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. 2007. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-8788757675.