Stenochiinae
W. Kirby, 1837
Tribe Guides
3- Cnodalonini(darkling beetles)
- Stenochiini
- Talanini
Stenochiinae is a of darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) comprising over 390 . It is divided into three tribes: Cnodalonini, Stenochiini, and Talanini. The subfamily has a mainly pantropical distribution with some extending to higher latitudes. Recent phylogenetic studies suggest that tribal classifications within Stenochiinae may require systematic rearrangement, as morphological characters shared between Stenochiini and Cnodalonini complicate their separation.
Pronunciation
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Distribution
Mainly pantropical; includes Central and South America, Africa, Asia (China including Yunnan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Fujian, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hainan, Xizang/Tibet, Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand), with some at higher latitudes including Central Chile and North America.
Similar Taxa
- LagriinaeFormerly treated as Lagriidae; now also a of Tenebrionidae. Some Stenochiinae were historically confused with lagriine beetles due to similar elongated body forms and long-jointed legs.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Baffling beetles | Beetles In The Bush
- A revision of the genus Morphostenophanes Pic, 1925 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Stenochiinae, Cnodalonini)
- New provincial discoveries of the genus Catapiestus Perty, 1831 from China (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Stenochiinae)
- Discovery of Morphostenophanes Pic, 1925 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Stenochiinae) in Xizang, China, with description of a new species
- Larvae and pupae of two North American darkling beetles (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Stenochiinae), Glyptotus cribratus LeConte and Cibdelis blaschkei Mannerheim, with notes on ecological and behavioural similarities
- Notes on the Distribution and Ovipositor Morphology of Mylarisgigas (Linnaeus, 1767), Mylaris maxima (Germar, 1824), and Taphrosomadohrni Kirsch, 1866 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Stenochiinae: Cnodalonini)
- Integrative taxonomy reveals a new genus from Central Chile and suggests a systematic rearrangement in Stenochiinae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
- First record of the little known genus Annamosdara Kaszab, 1941 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Stenochiinae, Cnodalonini) from China, with description of a second species