Phaleriini is a tribe 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 ...
. There are at least two genera and about six described species in Phaleriini.
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Genera
These two genera belong to the tribe Phaleriini:
* '' Phaleria'' Latrielle, 1802 i c g b
* '' Phaleromela'' Reitter, 1916 g b
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
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Tenebrionidae
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