Tarpela

Tarpela
Tarpela micans
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Tenebrionidae
Tribe: Helopini
Genus:
Bates, 1870

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

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

  1. ^ a b "Tarpela". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  2. ^ a b "Tarpela Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  3. ^ "Tarpela Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  4. ^ "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  5. ^ "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-04-11.

Further reading

  • Media related to Tarpela at Wikimedia Commons