Alleculinae
| Alleculinae | |
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| Isomira sp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Subfamily: | Alleculinae Laporte de Castelnau, 1840 |
| Synonyms | |
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Alleculinae is a subfamily of comb-clawed beetles belonging to the family Tenebrionidae.
These beetles are characterized by an oval body, threadlike antennae, relatively long legs and tarsi quite elongated. Their most striking feature, however, are the combed nails of the hind tarsi, that show fine teeth.
Genera in Europe
Tribe of Alleculini Laporte de Castelnau 1840
- Allecula Fabricius 1801
- Copistethus Seidlitz, 1891
- Hymenalia Mulsant 1856
- Hymenorus Mulsant 1852
- Prionychus Solier 1835
Tribe of Cteniopodini Solier, 1835
- Cteniopinus Seidlitz, 1896
- Gastrhaema Jacquelin du Val, 1862
Tribe of Gonoderini Seidlitz 1896
- Gonodera Mulsant 1856
- Isomira Mulsant 1856
- Pseudocistela Crotch 1873
Tribe of Mycetocharini Mulsant 1856
- Gerandryus Rottenberg
- Mycetochara Berthold 1827
Tribe of Omophlini Mulsant 1856
- Cteniopus Solier 1835
- Heliotaurus Mulsant 1856
- Megischia Reitter
- Megischina Solier
- Omophlus Solier 1835
- PodontaMulsant 1856
- Proctenius Reitter
References
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