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Ptilinus

genus of insects
Taxon taxon Q1949003
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Ptilinus

Summary

Ptilinus is a taxon[1]. Ptilinus has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Ptilinus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Ptilinus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Ptilinus is classified within Ptilininae[5].
  • Ptilinus's scientific name is Ptilinus[6].
  • Ptilinus's Commons category is recorded as Ptilinus[7].
  • Ptilinus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ptilinus[8].
  • Ptilinus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Death-watch Beetle'}[9].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Ptilinus is Ptilinus[6]. Ptilinus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Ptilinus belongs to the parent taxon Ptilininae[5]. Ptilinus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Death-watch Beetle'}[9].

Identifiers

Ptilinus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 211830[10]. Ptilinus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 441298[11]. Ptilinus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 15763[12]. Ptilinus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1095146[13]. Ptilinus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 696375[14].

Why It Matters

Ptilinus has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Ptilinus is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . BugGuide. wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → taxon
    Parent taxon → Ptilininae
    Insects (insecta) of the world id → 835299
    Taxon rank → genus
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7224]]: 835299, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269449|batch #269449]]"
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