Dendrocharis
Guérin-Méneville, 1843
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2Dendrocharis is a of Asian click beetle allies in the Eucnemidae, established by Félix Guérin-Méneville in 1843. It is the type genus of the tribe Dendrocharini. The genus contains eight described distributed across Southeast Asia.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Dendrocharis: /dɛnˈdroʊkərɪs/
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Identification
Members of Dendrocharis can be distinguished from other Eucneminae by tribal characteristics of Dendrocharini, though specific diagnostic features for the genus itself are not well documented in accessible literature.
Distribution
Southeast Asia, including Borneo, Cambodia, and the Andaman Islands. Distribution records also indicate presence in Bangladesh and Assam.
Misconceptions
The name 'Dendrocharis' has been used in for a plant (now synonymized under Urceola in Apocynaceae), which is unrelated to this genus. The two homonyms belong to entirely different kingdoms.
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Taxonomic history
The was erected by Félix Guérin-Méneville in 1843 and has remained the type genus of Dendrocharini. Eight are currently recognized: D. alternans, D. bicolor, D. , D. flavicornis, D. inexspectata, D. intermedia, D. jansoni, and D. rouyeri.
Data availability
This is poorly represented in biodiversity databases, with only 5 observations recorded in iNaturalist as of source date. This scarcity of observational data limits ecological and behavioral understanding.