Gonocephalum sericeum

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Gonocephalum sericeum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Tenebrionidae
Genus: Gonocephalum
Species:
G. sericeum
Binomial name
Gonocephalum sericeum

Gonocephalum sericeum is a species in the darkling beetle family Tenebrionidae. It is native to North Africa and the Middle East, and is advantive in North America. It has been established in California since at least 1980. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Gonocephalum sericeum is a small beetle, 3.5–3.8 mm, brown or nearly black. It is similar in appearance and has been confused with Blapstinus dilatatus, which may co-occur in sandy soil habitats. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Steiner Jr., Warren E.; Swearingen, Jil M. (2015). "New Records of Three Non-Native Darkling Beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) Established in California and Nevada, USA". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 69 (69): 22–26. doi:10.1649/0010-065X-69.mo4.22.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "GBIF, Gonocephalum sericeum" . Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  4. ↑ Bousquet, Yves; Thomas, Donald B.; Bouchard, Patrice; Smith, Aaron D.; et al. (2018). "Catalogue of Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) of North America". ZooKeys (728): 1–455. Bibcode:2018ZooK..728....1B. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.728.20602 . PMC   5799738 . PMID   29416389.


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