Gonocephalum

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Gonocephalum
File:Gonocephalum humeridens occidentale Aedoin, 1965 (5912261223) (2).jpg
Gonocephalum humeridens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Tenebrionidae
Subfamily: Blaptinae
Tribe: Opatrini
Genus: Gonocephalum
Chevrolat, 1849
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Gonocephalum cf. assimile
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Gonocephalum rusticum
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Gonocephalum granulatum pusillum, Bulgaria
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Gonocephalum adpressiforme
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Gonocephalum coriaceum, Japan

Gonocephalum is a genus in the darkling beetle family Tenebrionidae. There are more than 350 described species in Gonocephalum, found on every continent except Antarctica.[1][2][3]

Description

In the species of this genus the body is quite elongated, the base of pronotum is usually slightly narrower than the base of elytra. The hind wings are developed.

Species

These 364 species belong to the genus Gonocephalum:[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Iwan, Dariusz; Ferrer, Julio; Raś, Marcin (2010). "Catalogue of the world Gonocephalum Solier, 1834 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Opatrini). Part 1. List of the species and subspecies" (PDF). Annales Zoologici. 60 (2): 245–304. doi:10.3161/000345410X516920. S2CID 86568175.
  2. "GBIF, Gonocephalum". Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  3. "Catalogue of Life, Gonocephalum Chevrolat, 1849". Retrieved 2024-11-29.

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