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Gonocephalum

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Gonocephalum
Gonocephalum humeridens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Tenebrionidae
Subfamily: Blaptinae
Tribe: Opatrini
Genus: Gonocephalum
Chevrolat, 1849
Gonocephalum cf. assimile
Gonocephalum rusticum
Gonocephalum granulatum pusillum, Bulgaria
Gonocephalum adpressiforme
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

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b 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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