Pimeliinae is a subfamily of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

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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 ...

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Adelostomini Adelostomini is a tribe of darkling beetles in the subfamily Pimeliinae of the family Tenebrionidae Darkling beetle is the common name for members of the beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder ...

** '' Adelostoma'' ** '' Carinosella'' ** '' Eurychora'' ** '' Prunaspila'' * Tribus

Adesmiini Adesmiini is a tribe of darkling beetles in the subfamily Pimeliinae of the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 11 genera in Adesmiini, found primarily in tropical Africa. Genera These genera belong to the tribe Adesmiini: * '' Adesmia'' Fisch ...

** '' Adesmia'' ** '' Alogenius'' ** '' Cauricara'' ** '' Ceradesmia'' ** '' Coeladesmia'' ** '' Epiphysa'' ** '' Metriopus'' ** '' Onymacris'' ** '' Physadesmia'' ** '' Physosterna'' ** ''

Renatiella ''Renatiella'' is a genus of diurnal, herbivorous beetles, which is found from East to southern Africa. Species The species include: * '' Renatiella fettingi'' (Gebien) – Namibia to southwestern Angola * '' Renatiella gebieni'' Koch, 1948 * ' ...

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Stenocara ''Stenocara'' is a genus of darkling beetles which is native to southern Africa. Several species are endemic to Namibia. Species Species include: * '' Stenocara aenescens'' * '' Stenocara brevicollis'' Haag-Rutenberg * '' Stenocara dentata'' Koch ...

'' ** '' Stenodesia'' * Tribus

Akidini Akidini is a tribe of darkling beetles in the subfamily Pimeliinae in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 5 genera in Akidini, found in the Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of t ...

** '' Akis'' ** '' Cyphogenia'' ** '' Morica'' ** '' Sarothropus'' ** '' Solskyia'' * Tribus

Anepsiini Anepsiini is a tribe of darkling beetles in the subfamily Pimeliinae of the family Tenebrionidae Darkling beetle is the common name for members of the beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder End ...

** '' Anchoma'' ** '' Anepsius'' ** '' Batuliodes'' ** '' Batuliomorpha'' ** '' Batulius'' * Tribus

Asidini Asidini is a tribe of darkling beetles in the subfamily Pimeliinae of the family Tenebrionidae. There are more than 30 genera in Asidini. Genera These genera belong to the tribe Asidini: * ''Afrasida'' Wilke, 1922 (tropical Africa) * ''Alphas ...

** '' Afrasida'' ** '' Alphasida'' ** '' Andremiopsis'' ** '' Andremius'' ** '' Ardamimicus'' ** ''

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'' ** '' Asidesthes'' ** '' Cardigenius'' ** '' Craniotus'' ** '' Euryprosternum'' ** '' Ferveoventer'' ** '' Heterasida'' ** '' Leptasida'' ** '' Litasida'' ** '' Machla'' ** '' Machleida'' ** '' Machlomorpha'' ** '' Micrasida'' ** '' Microschatia'' ** '' Oxyge'' ** '' Parecatus'' ** '' Pelecyphorus'' ** '' Prosodidius'' ** '' Pseudasida'' ** '' Scotinesthes'' ** '' Scotinus'' ** ''

Stenomorpha ''Stenomorpha'' is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are more than 160 described species/subspecies in ''Stenomorpha''. See also * List of Stenomorpha species References External links

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'' * Tribus Cnemeplatiini ** '' Actizeta'' ** '' Cnemeplatia'' ** '' Lepidocnemeplatia'' ** '' Philhammus'' ** '' Rondoniella'' ** '' Thorictosoma'' ** '' Wattiana'' * Tribus Cnemodinini ** '' Cnemodinus'' * Tribus Cryptochilini ** '' Calognathus'' ** '' Cerasoma'' ** '' Cryptochile'' ** '' Homebius'' ** '' Vansonium'' * Tribus Cryptoglossini ** ''

Asbolus In Greek mythology, Asbolus (Ancient Greek: Ἄσβολον or Ἄσβόλη means "sooty" or "carbon dust") was a centaur. He was a Clairvoyance, seer and Hesiod calls him an augur (''oionistes'' οἰωνιστής) who read omens in the flight ...

'' ** '' Cryptoglossa'' ** '' Schizillus'' * Tribus Epitragini ** '' Bothrotes'' ** '' Cyrtomius'' ** '' Epitragus'' ** '' Epitrichia'' ** '' Hymatismus'' ** '' Lobometopon'' ** '' Phegoneus'' ** '' Schoenicus'' * Tribus Erodiini ** '' Ammodoides'' ** '' Ammozoides'' ** '' Ammozoum'' ** '' Amnodeis'' ** '' Anodesis'' ** '' Apantodes'' ** '' Apentanes'' ** '' Apentanodes'' ** '' Arthrodeis'' ** '' Arthrodibius'' ** '' Arthrodinus'' ** '' Arthrodion'' ** '' Arthrodosis'' ** '' Arthrodygmus'' ** '' Arthrohyalosis'' ** '' Bulbulus'' ** '' Capricephalus'' ** '' Diaphanidus'' ** '' Diodontes'' ** '' Erodiontes'' ** ''

Erodius In Greek mythology, Erodius ( grc, Ἐροδιός, Erodios, heron) is the son of Autonous (son of Melaneus) and Hippodamia. He was the brother of Acanthis, Acanthus, Anthus and Schoeneus.Antoninus Liberalis7as cited in Boeus' ''Ornithogonia' ...

'' ** '' Falsarthrosis'' ** '' Foleya'' ** '' Globularthrodosis'' ** '' Histeromimus'' ** '' Histeromorphus'' ** '' Hyalarthrodosis'' ** '' Hyalerodius'' ** '' Iranerodius'' ** '' Leptonychoides'' ** '' Leptonychus'' ** '' Piestognathoides'' ** '' Piestognathus'' ** '' Pseudodiaphanidus'' ** '' Rasphytus'' ** '' Spyrathus'' * Tribus Lachnogyini ** '' Lachnogya'' ** '' Netuschilia'' * Tribus Nycteliini ** '' Auladera'' ** '' Callyntra'' ** '' Entomobalia'' ** '' Entomoderes'' ** '' Epipedonota'' ** '' Gyriosomus'' ** '' Mitragenius'' ** '' Nyctelia'' ** '' Patagonogenius'' ** '' Pilobalia'' ** '' Psectrascelis'' ** '' Scelidospecta'' * Tribus Pimeliini ** '' Argyrophana'' ** '' Diesia'' ** '' Graecopachys'' ** '' Lasiostola'' ** '' Ocnera'' ** '' Pachyscelis'' ** ''

Pimelia ''Pimelia'' is a genus of darkling beetles in the subfamily Pimeliinae. Species * '' Pimelia aculeata'' Klug, 1830 * '' Pimelia akbesiana'' Fairmaire, 1884 * '' Pimelia angulata'' Fabricius, 1775 * '' Pimelia angusticollis'' Solier, 1836 * ...

'' ** '' Platyesia'' ** '' Platyope'' ** '' Podhomala'' ** '' Pterocoma'' ** '' Sternoplax'' ** '' Trachyderma'' ** '' Trigonocnera'' ** '' Trigonoscelis'' * Tribus Praociini ** '' Antofagapraocis'' ** '' Asidelia'' ** '' Falsopraocis'' ** '' Gyrasida'' ** '' Neopraocis'' ** '' Patagonopraocis'' ** '' Pilobaloderes'' ** '' Platesthes'' ** '' Praocidia'' ** '' Praocis'' ** '' Thylacoderes'' * Tribus Scotobiini ** '' Emmallodera'' ** '' Scotobius'' * Tribus Sepidiini ** '' Bombocnodolus'' ** '' Decoriplus'' ** '' Dichtha'' ** '' Moluris'' ** '' Tarsocnodes'' ** '' Microphligra'' ** '' Phligra'' ** '' Somaticus'' ** '' Trachynotus'' * Tribus Stenosini ** '' Aspidocephalus'' ** '' Dichillus'' ** '' Eutagenia'' ** '' Microblemma'' ** '' Microtelus'' ** '' Nepalofranziella'' ** '' Pseudethas'' ** '' Reitterella'' ** '' Rhypasma'' ** ''

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'' ** '' Tagenostola'' * Tribus Tentyriini ** '' Anatolica'' ** '' Archinamaqua'' ** '' Calyptopsis'' ** '' Dailognatha'' ** '' Dichomma'' ** '' Eulipus'' ** '' Hegeter'' ** '' Melanochrus'' ** '' Melaxumia'' ** '' Mesostena'' ** '' Microdera'' ** '' Oxycara'' ** '' Oxycarops'' ** '' Pachychila'' ** '' Paivaea'' ** '' Psammocryptus'' ** '' Scythis'' ** '' Tentyria'' ** '' Tentyrina'' * Tribus Zophosini ** '' Anisosis'' ** '' Calosis'' ** '' Gyrosis'' ** '' Microsis'' ** '' Occidentophosis'' ** '' Onychosis'' ** '' Zophosis''

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