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Ptecticus

Old World genus of soldier flies
Taxon taxon Q7256653
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Ptecticus

Summary

Ptecticus is a taxon[1]. Ptecticus ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #1,626 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ptecticus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Ptecticus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Ptecticus is classified within Sarginae[5].
  • Ptecticus's scientific name is Ptecticus[6].
  • Ptecticus's Commons category is recorded as Ptecticus[7].
  • Ptecticus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ptecticus[8].
  • Ptecticus's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[9].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Ptecticus is Ptecticus[6]. Ptecticus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Ptecticus belongs to the parent taxon Sarginae[5].

Identifiers

Ptecticus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 248144[10]. Ptecticus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 343648[11]. Ptecticus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 82836[12]. Ptecticus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1578968[13]. Ptecticus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 130346[14].

Why It Matters

Ptecticus ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #1,626 of 195,241).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . 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. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Diurnal periodicity of flight by insects. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → taxon
    Parent taxon → Sarginae
    Insects (insecta) of the world id → 885018
    Taxon rank → genus
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7224]]: 885018, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269358|batch #269358]]"
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