Biology:Tarpela

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Tarpela
Dilapidated Tarpela (15553637415).jpg
Tarpela micans
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Tenebrionidae
Tribe: Helopini
Genus: Tarpela
Bates, 1870

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

Tarpela micans

Species

These five species belong to the genus Tarpela:

  • Tarpela formosana Masumoto, 1981 g
  • Tarpela micans (Fabricius, 1798) g b
  • Tarpela undulata (LeConte, 1866) b
  • Tarpela venusta (Say, 124) b
  • Tarpela zoltani Masumoto, 1981 g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[4] c = Catalogue of Life,[5] g = GBIF,[1] b = Bugguide.net[2]

References

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q21223165 entry