''Gonocephalum'' is a genus of

darkling beetle Darkling beetle is the common name for members of the beetle family Tenebrionidae. The number of species in the Tenebrionidae is estimated at more than 20,000 and the family is cosmopolitan in distribution. Taxonomy ''Tenebrio'' is the Latin gen ...

s in the family

Tenebrionidae Darkling beetle is the common name for members of the beetle family Tenebrionidae. The number of species in the Tenebrionidae is estimated at more than 20,000 and the family is cosmopolitan in distribution. Taxonomy ''Tenebrio'' is the Latin gen ...

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

* '' Gonocephalum adelaidae'' (Blackburn, 1894) * '' Gonocephalum affine'' (Billberg, 1815) * '' Gonocephalum alternatum'' Carter, 1915 * '' Gonocephalum arenarium'' (Fabricius, 1775) * '' Gonocephalum assimile'' (Küster, 1848) * '' Gonocephalum australe'' (Boisduval, 1835) * '' Gonocephalum calvulum'' (Olliff, 1889) * '' Gonocephalum carpentariae'' (Blackburn, 1894) * '' Gonocephalum costatum'' (Brullé, 1832) * '' Gonocephalum cowardense'' (Blackburn, 1894) * '' Gonocephalum depressum'' (Fabricius, 1801) * '' Gonocephalum dilatatum'' (Wollaston, 1854) * '' Gonocephalum elderi'' (Blackburn, 1892) * '' Gonocephalum granulatum'' (Fabricius, 1791) * '' Gonocephalum hackeri'' Carter, 1928 * '' Gonocephalum hispidocostatum'' (Fairmaire, 1883) * '' Gonocephalum insulanum'' (Olliff, 1888) * '' Gonocephalum lefranci'' (Fairmaire, 1863) * '' Gonocephalum macleayi'' (Blackburn, 1907) * '' Gonocephalum mastersi'' (Macleay, 1872) * '' Gonocephalum merensi'' (Uyttenboogaart, 1929) * '' Gonocephalum meyricki'' (Blackburn, 1894) * '' Gonocephalum misellum'' (Blackburn, 1907) * '' Gonocephalum oblitum'' (Wollaston, 1864) * '' Gonocephalum obscurum'' (Küster, 1849) * '' Gonocephalum patruele'' (Erichson, 1843) * '' Gonocephalum perplexum'' (Lucas, 1849) * '' Gonocephalum prolixum'' (Erichson, 1843) * '' Gonocephalum pubiferum'' Reitter, 1904 * '' Gonocephalum pygmaeum'' (Steven, 1829) * '' Gonocephalum rusticum'' (Olivier, 1811) * '' Gonocephalum setulosum'' (Faldermann, 1837) * '' Gonocephalum subcostatum'' Carter, 1921 * '' Gonocephalum torridum'' (Champion, 1894) * '' Gonocephalum walkeri'' (Champion, 1894) * '' Gonocephalum yelamosi'' Español & Viñolas, 1983

References

Biolib

Fauna Europaea
* D. Iwan, J. Ferrer, and M. Ras
Catalogue of the world Gonocephalum - Solier, 1834 List of the species and subspecies
Tenebrioninae Tenebrionidae genera Insect pests of millets {{Tenebrionidae-stub