Strongylium
Strongylium is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. Tenebrionidae is the largest genus in the family, with more than 700 species worldwide, more than 300 of which are in the neotropics.[1][2][3]
Strongylium from Laos, possibly S. erythrocephalum
| Strongylium | |
|---|---|
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| Strongylium terminatum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Subfamily: | Stenochiinae |
| Tribe: | Stenochiini |
| Genus: | Strongylium Ditmar, 1809 |
| Diversity | |
| more than 700 species | |
See also
References
- "Strongylium". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- "Strongylium genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- Bousquet, Yves; Thomas, Donald B.; Bouchard, Patrice; Smith, Aaron D.; et al. (2018). "Catalogue of Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) of North America". ZooKeys (728): 1–455. doi:10.3897/zookeys.728.20602. PMC 5799738. PMID 29416389.
Further reading
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26090-0.
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