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Gonocephalum

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Gonocephalum
Gonocephalum humeridens
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Gonocephalum

Chevrolat, 1849
Gonocephalum cf. assimile

Gonocephalum is an Old World genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae, containing over 400 species.[1]

Description

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In the species of this genus the body is quite elongated, the base of pronotum is usually slightly narrower than the base of elytra. The hind wings are developed.

Selected species

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References

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  1. ^ Iwan, Dariusz; Ferrer, Julio; Raś, Marcin (2010). "Catalogue of the world Gonocephalum Solier, 1834 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Opatrini). Part 1. List of the species and subspecies" (PDF). Annales Zoologici. 60 (2): 245–304. doi:10.3161/000345410X516920. S2CID 86568175.