| Gonocephalum | |
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| Gonocephalum humeridens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Subfamily: | Blaptinae |
| Tribe: | Opatrini |
| Genus: | Gonocephalum Chevrolat, 1849 |
Gonocephalum is a genus in the darkling beetle family Tenebrionidae. There are more than 350 described species in Gonocephalum, found on every continent except Antarctica. [1] [2] [3]
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.
These 364 species belong to the genus Gonocephalum: [1]
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