Ptomaphagus appalachianus explained

Ptomaphagus appalachianus is a species of small carrion beetle in the family Leiodidae. It is found in North America.

Further reading

• Review of the myrmecophilous Ptomaphagus, subgenus Echinocoleus (new status), of North America (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae: Ptomaphagini). 1997. Peck . Stewart B.. Gnaspini . Pedro. The Canadian Entomologist. 129. 1. 93–104. 10.4039/Ent12993-1.
• Phylogenetic analysis of the tribe Ptomaphagini, with description of new neotropical genera and species (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevinae, Ptomaphagini). 1996. Gnaspini . Pedro. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 39. 509–556. 0031-1049.
• Web site: 2019-07-02. Cholevinae of the World.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. 2015. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-29685-5.