Cnodalonini

Oken, 1843

darkling beetles

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Cnodalonini is a large tribe of darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae: Stenochiinae) containing over 340 distributed primarily across the Oriental, Afrotropical, and Palaearctic regions. The tribe exhibits substantial morphological diversity, with genera such as Morphostenophanes, Hexarhopalus, Gauromaia, Euhemicera, and Annamosdara documented from Asia, while Mariepskopia represents the tribe in South African relict arboreal . Taxonomic revisions continue to reveal high , particularly in Southeast Asia and southern China.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Cnodalonini: //knɔˌdaɪloʊˈnaɪnaɪ//

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Distribution

Oriental Region (Southeast Asia, southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines, Hainan Island); Afrotropical Region (South Africa: relict arboreal ); Palaearctic Region (parts of East Asia). Specific documented localities include Yunnan, Guangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Fujian, Xizang/Tibet, and Hainan in China; North Vietnam; Myanmar; Thailand; Mindanao and other Philippine islands; and South Africa.

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