Cauricara

Cauricara
C. eburnea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Tenebrionidae
Subfamily:	Pimeliinae
Tribe:	Adesmiini
Genus:	Cauricara Penrith, 1979

Cauricara is a genus of darkling beetles that are native to Southern Africa. Many of these species are endemic to Namibia.

Species

The species recognized in this genus are: ^[1]

• Cauricara albomarginata Penrith, 1979
• Cauricara albovillosa (Péringuey, 1892)
• Cauricara desertica (Koch, 1952)
• Cauricara eburnea (Pascoe, 1866)
• Cauricara phalangium (Gebien, 1920)
• Cauricara velox (Péringuey, 1886)

Formerly in Stenocara:

• Stenocara eburnea - Cauricara eburnea
• Stenocara desertica - Cauricara desertica

References

1. "Cauricara Penrith, 1979". insecta.pro. Retrieved 2025-06-12.