Periptyctus bryophilus Lea, 1921 (a species of minute hooded-beetle)
Basis for Tasmanian occurrence
Semmens, T.D., McQuillan, P.B. & Hayhurst, G. (1992). Catalogue of the Insects of Tasmania. Government of Tasmania: Department of Primary Industry, 104 pp.(as Periptyctus bryophilus)
Classification
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Coccinelloidea
Family: Corylophidae
Subfamily: Periptycinae
Morphology
Typical length (mm): 2
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight
Ecology
(ecology not yet documented)
