Phaleria (beetle)
This article covers the genus of beetles. For the genus of plants, see Phaleria.
| Phaleria | |
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| Phaleria bimaculata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Superfamily: | Tenebrionoidea |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Genus: | Phaleria Latreille, 1802 |
| Synonyms | |
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Sepedonastes Gistel, 1856 | |
Phaleria is a genus of darkling beetles belonging to the family Tenebrionidae. [1]
Species
- Phaleria acuminata Küster, 1852
- Phaleria atlantica Fauvel, 1899
- Phaleria bimaculata (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Phaleria cadaverina (Fabricius, 1792)
- Phaleria ciliata Wollaston, 1854
- Phaleria insulana Rey, 1890
- Phaleria ornata Wollaston, 1864
- Phaleria provincialis Fauvel, 1901
- Phaleria reveillierei Mulsant & Rey, 1858
Description
These beetles are relatively small, usually reaching a length of 4–9 millimetres (0.16–0.35 in). They have an oval body and a mostly brown-yellow coloration.
Distribution
Phaleria species are widespread all around the world, with the exception of Australia, the Arctic and Antarctic. [2]
Bibliography
- S. Schenkling: Erklärung der wissenschaftlichen Käfernamen aus Reitter's Fauna Germanica. K.G. Lutz' Verlag, Stuttgart 1917.
- H. Freude, K. W. Harde, G. A. Lohse: Die Käfer Mitteleuropas, Bd. 8. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag in Elsevier, München 1966.
- C. A. Triplehorn, L. E. Watrous: A Synopsis of the Genus Phaleria in the United States and Baja California (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). In: The Coleopterists Bulletin Vol. 33, No. 3 (Sep., 1979), pp. 275-295.
- A. Aloia, I. Colombini, u.a.: Behavioural adaptations to zonal maintenance of five species of tenebrionids living along a Tyrrhenian sandy shore. In: Marine Biology (1999) 133: 473-487.
- L. Cheng: Marine Insects. Scripps Institution of Oceanography Technical Report. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, 1976.
- I. Colombini, M. A. Mateob, u.a.: On the role of Posidonia oceanica beach wrack for macroinvertebrates of a Tyrrhenian sandy shore. In: acta oecologica No. 35 (2009), 32–44.
- C. Olabarria, M. Lastra, u.a.: Succession of macrofauna on macroalgal wrack of an exposed sandy beach: Effects of patch size and site. In: Marine Environmental Research No. 63 (2007) 19–40.
- I. Colombini, A. Chaouti, u.a.: An assessment of sandy beach macroinvertebrates inhabiting the coastal fringe of the Oued Laou river catchment area (Northern Morocco). In: Du bassin versant vers la mer: Analyse multidisciplinaire pour une gestion durable. Travaux de l'Institut Scientifique, Rabat, série générale, 2008, n°5, 81-91.
- M. Lillig: A new species of the genus Phaleria Latreille, 1802 from Dhofar in Oman (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Diaperinae). In: Zoology in the Middle East No. 51, 2010: 89-93.
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