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Alobates

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Alobates
Alobates pensylvanica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Tenebrionidae
Tribe: Cnodalonini
Genus: Alobates
Motschoulsky, 1872

Alobates (Motschulsky 1872) is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. The name likely comes from Greek 'alo' (variant of allo) meaning 'other', and 'bates' meaning 'one who treads/haunts'. There are at least two described species in Alobates.[1][2][3] These species are often misidentified, but can be differentiated by a view of the mentum of the head ventral. A. barbatus have a tuft of long yellow setae, while A. pensylvanicus does not.

Alobates pensylvanica

Species

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These two species belong to the genus Alobates:

Data sources: i = ITIS,[4] c = Catalogue of Life,[5] g = GBIF,[1] b = Bugguide.net[2]

The species Alobates pensylvanicus is sometimes erroneously spelled "pennsylvanica" or "pensylvanica".

References

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  1. ^ a b "Alobates". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  2. ^ a b "Alobates Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  3. ^ "Alobates Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  4. ^ "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  5. ^ "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-04-17.

Further reading

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  • Media related to Alobates at Wikimedia Commons