''Phaleria bimaculata'' is a species of darkling beetles belonging to the family Tenebrionidae.

Subspecies

* ''Phaleria bimaculata adriatica'' Rey, 1891 * ''Phaleria bimaculata bimaculata'' (Linnaeus, 1767) * ''Phaleria bimaculata pontica'' Semenov, 1901

Description

''Phaleria bimaculata'' can reach a length of . Usually head is dark brown, pronotum is brown, while elytrae are pale brown with two large dark brown spots. These small beetles show a high degree of inter-population morphological variability.

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in most of Europe.Fauna europaea
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References

Tenebrionidae Beetles of Europe Beetles described in 1767 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Tenebrionidae-stub