Namunaria Explained

Namunaria is a genus of cylindrical bark beetles in the family Zopheridae, first described by Edmund Reitter in 1882.^{[1] [2]} There are at least two described species in Namunaria.

Species

These two species belong to the genus Namunaria:

• Namunaria guttulata (LeConte, 1863)
• Namunaria pacifica (Horn, 1878)

BioLib lists 7 species and fails to include the two listed by GBIF:^[3]

• Namunaria australis (Grouvelle, 1893)
• Namunaria bhutanensis (Šlipinski, 1981)
• Namunaria chinensis Schuh, 1999
• Namunaria communis (Carter & Zeck, 1937)
• Namunaria mammillaris Schuh, 1999
• Namunaria picta (Sharp, 1885)
• Namunaria rufonotata (Carter & Zeck, 1937)

Further reading

• Phylogeny and classification of Zopheridae sensu novo (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) with a review of the genera of Zopherinae (excluding Monommatini). 1999. Slipinski . Stanislaw Adam. Lawrence . John F.. Annales Zoologici. 49. 1. 1–53. 0003-4541.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-26090-0.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Australian Faunal Directory: Namunaria. 2022-02-15. biodiversity.org.au. en.
2. Reitter, E. . 1882. Bestimmungs-Tabellen der europäischen Coleopteren. VI. Enthaltend die Familien: Colydiidae, Rhysodidae, Trogositidae. Verhandlungen des Naturforschenden Vereines in Brünn. 20. 113–149 (114, 130) [114].
3. Web site: Zicha. Ondrej. BioLib: Biological library: Namunaria. 2022-02-15. www.biolib.cz.