Craniotus

J.L. LeConte, 1851

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Craniotus is a of darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae: Pimeliinae: Asidini) established by J.L. LeConte in 1851. The genus has been subject to taxonomic revision, including descriptions of new insular from Mexico. As a member of the tribe Asidini, it belongs to a group of often arid-adapted tenebrionids. Specific biological details for the genus as a whole remain limited in published sources.

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How to pronounce Craniotus: //krəˈnaɪətəs//

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Distribution

Mexico, with insular localities documented in taxonomic revisions. The broader geographic range of the beyond Mexican insular is not clearly established in available sources.

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Taxonomic History

The was revised in 2015 (The Coleopterists Bulletin 69, monograph 4), which added new insular from Mexico and provided notes on distribution and . Full details from this revision are not available in the provided excerpt.

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