Pedinini

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Pedinini
Pedinus femoralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Tenebrionidae
Subfamily: Blaptinae
Tribe: Pedinini
Eschscholtz, 1829
Subtribes

Pedinini is a tribe of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are 19 known genera in Pedinini.[1][2][3][4]

In research by Kamiński et al. published in 2021, the concept Pedinini has been revisited. Based on molecular evidence Helopinina, Leichenina and Pedinina were considered subtribes within a single tribe.[1] Identification key to Pedinina has been provided by Kamiński and Iwan in 2017,[5] while the catalog of species representing Helopinina was published by Kamiński et al. 2021.[6]

Genera

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These genera belong to the tribe Pedinini:

  • Amatodes Dejean, 1834 (tropical Africa)
  • Ametrocera Fåhraeus, 1870 (tropical Africa)
  • Anaxius Fåhraeus, 1870 (tropical Africa)
  • Apsheronellus Bogatchev, 1967 (the Palearctic)
  • Aptila Fåhraeus, 1870 (tropical Africa)
  • Asidodema Koch, 1958 (tropical Africa)
  • Blastarnodes Koch, 1958 (tropical Africa)
  • Cabirutus Strand, 1929 (the Palearctic and Indomalaya)
  • Colpotinus Fairmaire, 1891 (the Palearctic)
  • Diestecopus Solier, 1848 (tropical Africa)
  • Drosochrus Erichson, 1843 (the Palearctic and tropical Africa)
  • Leichenum Dejean, 1834 (North America, the Palearctic, Indomalaya, Australasia, and Oceania)
  • Loensus R. Lucas, 1920 (tropical Africa and Indomalaya)
  • Micrantereus Solier, 1848 (the Palearctic and tropical Africa)
  • Nicandra Fairmaire, 1888 (tropical Africa)
  • Oncopteryx Gebien, 1943 (tropical Africa)
  • Pedinus Latreille, 1797 (the Palearctic and Indomalaya)
  • Piscicula Robiche, 2004 (tropical Africa)
  • Psectes Hesse, 1935 (tropical Africa)

References

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Further reading

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