Tentyriini Explained

Tentyriini is a tribe of darkling beetles in the subfamily Pimeliinae of the family Tenebrionidae. There are more than 90 genera in Tentyriini.

Genera

These genera belong to the tribe Tentyriini

• Abigopsis Escalera, 1914 (the Palearctic)
• Afrinus Fairmaire, 1888 (tropical Africa)
• Alcinoeta Strand, 1929 (the Palearctic)
• Amblycarenum Gebien, 1910 (the Palearctic)
• Ammogiton Peyerimhoff, 1920 (the Palearctic)
• Eschscholtz, 1831 (the Palearctic)
• Aphrotus Péringuey, 1904 (tropical Africa)
• Archinamibia Koch, 1952 (tropical Africa)
• Asphaltesthes Kraatz, 1865 (tropical Africa)
• Broomium Koch, 1950 (tropical Africa)
• Calyptopsis Solier, 1835 (the Palearctic)
• Cantopipleurus Koch, 1943 (tropical Africa)
• Capnisiceps Chatanay, 1914 (tropical Africa)
• Catomulus Reitter, 1897 (the Palearctic)
• Cimipsa Peyerimhoff, 1911 (the Palearctic)
• Colposcelis Dejean, 1834 (the Palearctic)
• Colposphena Semenov, 1889 (the Palearctic)
• Craniosphena Koch, 1962 (tropical Africa)
• Cychrachna Koch, 1950 (tropical Africa)
• Cyphostethe Marseul, 1867 (the Palearctic and tropical Africa)
• Dailognatha Steven, 1828 (the Palearctic)
• Dengitha Reitter, 1887 (the Palearctic)
• Derosphaerius Westwood, 1881 (tropical Africa)
• Dichomma Solier, 1835 (the Palearctic)
• Dividiopsa Koch, 1944 (tropical Africa)
• Epitrichia Gebler, 1859 (the Palearctic)
• Eschatostena Keleinikova, 1977 (the Palearctic)
• Eulipus Wollaston, 1864 (the Palearctic)
• Eusyntelia C.O. Waterhouse, 1881 (tropical Africa)
• Falsocatomulus Pic, 1914 (the Palearctic)
• Freudeia Kaszab, 1961 (Indomalaya)
• Freyitia Koch, 1943 (Indomalaya)
• Girardius L. Soldati, 2009 (the Palearctic)
• Gnathosia Fischer von Waldheim, 1821 (the Palearctic)
• Gnophota Erichson, 1843 (tropical Africa)
• Hegeter Latreille, 1802 (the Palearctic and tropical Africa)
• Hegeterocara Reitter, 1900 (the Palearctic)
• Herlesa Reitter, 1897 (the Palearctic)
• Hionthis Miller, 1861 (the Palearctic)
• Homala Eschscholtz, 1831 (tropical Africa)
• Homalinota Koch, 1950 (tropical Africa)
• Homoeonota Fairmaire, 1882 (the Palearctic and tropical Africa)
• Hyonthosoma Reitter, 1900 (the Palearctic)
• Hyperops Eschscholtz, 1831 (the Palearctic, tropical Africa, and Indomalaya)
• Hypsosoma Ménétriés, 1854 (the Palearctic)
• Imatismus Dejean, 1834 (the Palearctic, tropical Africa, and Indomalaya)
• Kokeniella Reitter, 1906 (Indomalaya)
• Leptosphena Semenov, 1891 (the Palearctic)
• Megagenius Solier, 1835 (the Palearctic)
• Melanochrus Wollaston, 1864 (the Palearctic)
• Melaxumia Reitter, 1895 (the Palearctic)
• Mesostena Eschscholtz, 1831 (the Palearctic and tropical Africa)
• Micipsa P.H. Lucas, 1855 (the Palearctic and tropical Africa)
• Microdera Eschscholtz, 1831 (the Palearctic)
• Microderopsis Haag-Rutenberg, 1876 (tropical Africa)
• Namaquaeon Koch, 1950 (tropical Africa)
• Namibismus Koch, 1952 (tropical Africa)
• Neognathosia Kaszab, 1959 (the Palearctic)
• Nerinodon Koch, 1952 (tropical Africa)
• Nothrocerus Fairmaire, 1887 (tropical Africa)
• Orostegastopsis Koch, 1962 (tropical Africa)
• Oterophloeus Desbrochers des Loges, 1881 (the Palearctic)
• Oxycara Solier, 1835 (the Palearctic, tropical Africa, and Indomalaya)
• Oxycarops Reitter, 1900 (the Palearctic)
• Pachychila Eschscholtz, 1831 (the Palearctic)
• Paivaea Wollaston, 1864 (the Palearctic)
• Parabigopsis Español, 1946 (the Palearctic)
• Paracirta Schuster, 1930 (the Palearctic)
• Paulianesthes Koch, 1962 (tropical Africa)
• Phaeotribon Kraatz, 1865 (the Palearctic and tropical Africa)
• Prochoma Solier, 1835 (the Palearctic and Indomalaya)
• Psammocryptus Kraatz, 1865 (the Palearctic)
• Psammoica Solier, 1835 (the Palearctic)
• Rhammatodes Haag-Rutenberg, 1876 (tropical Africa)
• Rhomaleus Chatanay, 1915 (the Palearctic and tropical Africa)
• Rhytinota Eschscholtz, 1831 (tropical Africa and Indomalaya)
• Rozonia Fairmaire, 1888 (tropical Africa)
• Scelosodis Solier, 1835 (the Palearctic)
• Schweinfurthia Andres, 1922 (the Palearctic and tropical Africa)
• Scythis Kraatz, 1865 (the Palearctic)
• Scytosoma Reitter, 1895 (the Palearctic)
• Sinoecia Chatanay, 1914 (the Palearctic)
• Sphenaria Ménétriés, 1849 (the Palearctic)
• Stegastopsis Kraatz, 1865 (the Palearctic)
• Stenosida Solier, 1835 (Indomalaya and Australasia)
• Syachis Bates, 1879 (the Palearctic)
• Tamena Reitter, 1900 (the Palearctic)
• Tentyria Latreille, 1802 (the Palearctic)
• Tentyrina Reitter, 1900 (the Palearctic and tropical Africa)
• Tentyronota Reitter, 1900 (the Palearctic)
• Thalpobia Fairmaire, 1871 (the Palearctic)
• Thalpophilodes Strand, 1942 (tropical Africa)
• Thraustocolus Kraatz, 1866 (the Palearctic and tropical Africa)
• Trichosphaena Reitter, 1916 (the Palearctic and tropical Africa)
• Uyttenboogaartia Koch, 1943 (the Palearctic)

Further reading

• Book: Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. 1861. LeConte . J. L.. Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 3. 136. 978-0665100550. 10.5962/bhl.title.38459.
• Book: American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. 2002. Somerby . Ronald E.. Thomas . Donald B.. Triplehorn . Charles A.. Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. Thomas . Michael C.. Skelley . Paul E.. Frank . J. Howard. CRC Press. Family 106: Tenebrionidae. 463–509. 978-0-8493-0954-0.