Alphitobius is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 18 described species in Alphitobius.[1][2][3][4]

Alphitobius
Alphitobius laevigatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Tenebrionidae
Subfamily: Tenebrioninae
Tribe: Alphitobiini
Genus: Alphitobius
Stephens, 1829
Alphitobius laevigatus

Species

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These 18 species belong to the genus Alphitobius:

References

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  1. ^ "Alphitobius Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Alphitobius". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ Bousquet, Yves; Thomas, Donald B.; Bouchard, Patrice; Smith, Aaron D.; et al. (2018). "Catalogue of Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) of North America". ZooKeys (728): 1–455. doi:10.3897/zookeys.728.20602. PMC 5799738. PMID 29416389.

Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26090-0.
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