Phellopsini
Ślipiński & Lawrence, 1999
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1Phellopsini is a tribe of darkling beetles in the Zopheridae, Zopherinae. Members of this tribe are characterized by their heavily sclerotized, often sculptured and compact body forms. The tribe was established by Ślipiński & Lawrence in 1999 based on phylogenetic analysis of Zopheridae. Phellopsini contains several distributed primarily in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Distribution
Phellopsini has been recorded from Australia, New Zealand, and southern South America (Chile and Argentina). This disjunct Gondwanan distribution pattern reflects the tribe's ancient biogeographic history.
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Taxonomic history
Phellopsini was erected by Ślipiński & Lawrence (1999) in their revision of Zopheridae, which significantly reorganized the classification of this . The tribe was defined based on and larval morphological characters, including features of the mouthparts, wing venation, and male genitalia.
Included genera
The tribe includes such as Phellopsis, Phloeodes, and related . These genera were previously placed in different or before the 1999 reclassification.