Gyponyx is a large genus of nocturnal,
Afrotropical
The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...
checkered beetle
Cleridae are a family of beetles of the superfamily Cleroidea. They are commonly known as checkered beetles. The family Cleridae has a worldwide distribution, and a variety of habitats and feeding preferences.
Cleridae have many niches and feed ...
s, with a fairly constant colour pattern on the elytra. They may be carnivorous as adults and as larvae, but are poorly studied.
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Cleridae genera
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