Ochina ptinoides (Marsham, 1802)
(Ivy Boring Beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOchina ptinoides (Ivy Boring Beetle)
FamilyPTINIDAE (wood boring and spider beetles)
SuperfamilyBOSTRICHOIDEA (wood boring, powder post and hide beetles)
Series Bostrichiformia (wood boring, powder post and hide beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Ochina ptinoides (Ivy Boring Beetle) :
1: Ochina ptinoides (Ivy Boring Beetle) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
27 Jun 2011 OSGR: SY77 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
resting on tea-tree (Lycium) leaf
Image 1: Antero-dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 2: Dorsal view. - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 3: Lateral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 4: Ventral view - magnified - white background

Ochina ptinoides (Ivy Boring Beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ochina ptinoides (Ivy Boring Beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ochina ptinoides (Ivy Boring Beetle)
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