Trachynotina | |
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Somaticus aeneus | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Tenebrionidae |
Subfamily: | Pimeliinae |
Tribe: | Sepidiini |
Subtribe: |
Trachynotina Koch, 1955 |
Type genus | |
Trachynotus Latreille, 1828
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Trachynotina is a subtribe of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 10 genera and more than 170 described species in Trachynotina, found in southern Africa. [1] [2] [3] Although Sepidiini species attract the attention of enthusiasts due to their outstanding morphology and behaviour, the group lacks comprehensive revisions at all taxonomic levels. [4]
These 10 genera belong to the subtribe Trachynotina:
Trachynotina | |
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Somaticus aeneus | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Tenebrionidae |
Subfamily: | Pimeliinae |
Tribe: | Sepidiini |
Subtribe: |
Trachynotina Koch, 1955 |
Type genus | |
Trachynotus Latreille, 1828
|
Trachynotina is a subtribe of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 10 genera and more than 170 described species in Trachynotina, found in southern Africa. [1] [2] [3] Although Sepidiini species attract the attention of enthusiasts due to their outstanding morphology and behaviour, the group lacks comprehensive revisions at all taxonomic levels. [4]
These 10 genera belong to the subtribe Trachynotina: