Anepsiini

J.L. LeConte, 1862

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Anepsiini is a tribe of darkling beetles within the Pimeliinae of the Tenebrionidae. It was established by J.L. LeConte in 1862. The tribe contains at least four distributed in North America. Members of this tribe are part of a diverse group of beetles commonly known as darkling beetles, which are primarily associated with arid and semi-arid environments.

Anepsiini by (c) Trevor Van Loon, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Trevor Van Loon. Used under a CC-BY license.Anepsiini by (c) Bennett Grappone, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Bennett Grappone. Used under a CC-BY license.Anepsius montanus (10.3897-zookeys.728.20602) Figure 8 by Bousquet Y, Thomas DB, Bouchard P, Smith AD, Aalbu RL, Johnston AM, Steiner WE Jr (2018) Catalogue of Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) of North America. ZooKeys 728: 1-455. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.728.20602. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

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How to pronounce Anepsiini: /ænɛpˈsiːɪniː/

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North America

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Taxonomic composition

The tribe includes four recognized : Anepsius LeConte, 1851; Batuliodes Casey, 1907; Batuliomorpha Doyen, 1987; and Batulius LeConte, 1851.

Observational data

iNaturalist records indicate approximately 40 observations of this tribe, suggesting it is relatively infrequently encountered or documented by citizen scientists.

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