Trachynotina Explained

Trachynotina is a subtribe of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 10 genera and more than 170 described species in Trachynotina, found in southern Africa. Although Sepidiini species attract the attention of enthusiasts due to their outstanding morphology and behaviour, the group lacks comprehensive revisions at all taxonomic levels. ^[1]

Genera

These 10 genera belong to the subtribe Trachynotina:

• Cyrtoderes Dejean, 1834
• Epairopsis Koch, 1955
• Ethmus Haag-Rutenberg-Rutenberg, 1873
• Histrionotus Koch, 1955
• Microphligra Koch, 1955
• Ossiporis Pascoe, 1866
• Oxycerus Koch, 1955
• Somaticus Hope, 1840
• Trachynotus Latreille, 1828
• Trichethmus Gebien, 1937

Notes and References

1. Kamiński. Marcin J. Gearner. Olivia M. Kanda. Kojun. Swichtenberg. Kali. Purchart. Luboš. Smith. Aaron D. 2021-03-01. First insights into the phylogeny of tok-tokkie beetles (Tenebrionidae: Molurina, Phanerotomeina) and examination of the status of the Psammodes vialis species-group. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 191. 3. 883–901. 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa052. 0024-4082. free.