Centronopini
Doyen, 1989
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2Centronopini is a tribe of darkling beetles within the Tenebrionidae, established by Doyen in 1989. The tribe comprises at least three : Centronopus (North America and Neotropics), Scotobaenus (North America), and Tauroceras (Neotropics). Members are classified within the Tenebrioninae. The tribe has been documented in at least 978 iNaturalist observations, indicating moderate field recognition.
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How to pronounce Centronopini: //ˌsɛntrəˈnɒpɪni//
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Identification
Centronopini can be distinguished from other Tenebrioninae tribes by the combination of its constituent : Centronopus, Scotobaenus, and Tauroceras. Identification to tribe level requires examination of tribal-level morphological characters established by Doyen (1989), which separate these genera from related darkling beetle tribes. Specific diagnostic features for the tribe itself are not widely documented in general literature.
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Distribution
The tribe occurs in North America ( Centronopus and Scotobaenus) and the Neotropics (genera Centronopus and Tauroceras). Genus Centronopus spans both regions, while Scotobaenus is restricted to North America and Tauroceras to the Neotropics.
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Systematic history
The tribe was formally described by John T. Doyen in 1989, representing a relatively recent taxonomic refinement within Tenebrionidae. The three included were previously classified elsewhere within the .
Observation data
The 978 iNaturalist observations suggest the tribe is moderately encountered by naturalists, though this count aggregates all three and does not indicate per- abundance.