Phaleria (beetle)

Phaleria is a genus of darkling beetles belonging to the family Tenebrionidae.[1]

This article covers the genus of beetles. For the genus of plants, see Phaleria.

Phaleria
Phaleria bimaculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Tenebrionidae
Tribe: Phaleriini
Genus: Phaleria
Latreille, 1802
Synonyms

Sepedonastes Gistel, 1856

Species

These 19 species belong to the genus Phaleria:

  • Phaleria acuminata Küster, 1852 g
  • Phaleria atlantica Fauvel, 1899 g
  • Phaleria atriceps (Lewis, 1894) g
  • Phaleria bigoti Ardoin, 1969 g
  • Phaleria bimaculata (Linnaeus, 1767) g
  • Phaleria cadaverina (Fabricius, 1792)
  • Phaleria cayennensis Laporte de Castelnau, 1840 g
  • Phaleria ciliata Wollaston, 1854 g
  • Phaleria fulva Fleutiaux & Sallé, 1890 g
  • Phaleria insulana Rey, 1890 g
  • Phaleria ornata Wollaston, 1864 g
  • Phaleria pallida Lewis, 1894 g
  • Phaleria picipes Say g b
  • Phaleria prolixa Fairmaire, 1868 g
  • Phaleria provincialis Fauvel, 1901 g
  • Phaleria punctipes LeConte, 1878 g
  • Phaleria reveillerii Mulsant & Rey, 1858 g
  • Phaleria rotundata i c g b
  • Phaleria testacea Say g b

Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5]

Description

These beetles are relatively small, usually reaching a length of 4–9 millimetres (0.16–0.35 in). They have an oval body and a mostly brown-yellow coloration.

Distribution

Phaleria species are widespread all around the world, with the exception of Australia, the Arctic and Antarctic.[6]

Bibliography
  • S. Schenkling: Erklärung der wissenschaftlichen Käfernamen aus Reitter's Fauna Germanica. K.G. Lutz' Verlag, Stuttgart 1917.
  • H. Freude, K. W. Harde, G. A. Lohse: Die Käfer Mitteleuropas, Bd. 8. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag in Elsevier, München 1966.
  • C. A. Triplehorn, L. E. Watrous: A Synopsis of the Genus Phaleria in the United States and Baja California (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). In: The Coleopterists Bulletin Vol. 33, No. 3 (Sep., 1979), pp. 275–295.
  • A. Aloia, I. Colombini, u.a.: Behavioural adaptations to zonal maintenance of five species of tenebrionids living along a Tyrrhenian sandy shore. In: Marine Biology (1999) 133: 473–487.
  • L. Cheng: Marine Insects. Scripps Institution of Oceanography Technical Report. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, 1976.
  • I. Colombini, M. A. Mateob, u.a.: On the role of Posidonia oceanica beach wrack for macroinvertebrates of a Tyrrhenian sandy shore. In: acta oecologica No. 35 (2009), 32–44.
  • C. Olabarria, M. Lastra, u.a.: Succession of macrofauna on macroalgal wrack of an exposed sandy beach: Effects of patch size and site. In: Marine Environmental Research No. 63 (2007) 19–40.
  • I. Colombini, A. Chaouti, u.a.: An assessment of sandy beach macroinvertebrates inhabiting the coastal fringe of the Oued Laou river catchment area (Northern Morocco). In: Du bassin versant vers la mer: Analyse multidisciplinaire pour une gestion durable. Travaux de l'Institut Scientifique, Rabat, série générale, 2008, n°5, 81–91.
  • M. Lillig: A new species of the genus Phaleria Latreille, 1802 from Dhofar in Oman (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Diaperinae). In: Zoology in the Middle East No. 51, 2010: 89–93.
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References
  1. Biolib
  2. "Phaleria Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. "Browse Phaleria". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. "Phaleria". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  5. "Phaleria Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  6. Fauna europaea
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