Stenocara

Stenocara
Stenocara sp. in Sam Knott N. R., Eastern Cape, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Tenebrionidae
Subfamily: Pimeliinae
Tribe: Adesmiini
Genus: Stenocara
Solier, 1835
Synonyms[1]
  • Arenacara Penrith, 1979
  • Stenochara Hope, 1841

Stenocara is a genus of darkling beetles[2] which is native to southern Africa. Several species are endemic to Namibia.[3]

Species

Species include:[3][4]

  • Stenocara aenescens Haag-Rutenberg, 1875
  • Stenocara batesi
    • Stenocara batesi machadoi
  • Stenocara brevicollis Haag-Rutenberg
    • Stenocara brevicollis bethanica
  • Stenocara brunnipes
  • Stenocara dentata Koch
    • Stenocara dentata rotundata
  • Stenocara dilaticornis Koch
  • Stenocara fitzsimonsi Koch
  • Stenocara gracilipes
  • Stenocara inaffectata Gebien
  • Stenocara kalaharica Koch
  • Stenocara longipes
  • Stenocara magnophthalma Koch
  • Stenocara namaqua
  • Stenocara namaquensis Gebien
  • Stenocara pisceflumine Penrith
  • Stenocara quadrimaculata Koch
  • Stenocara tenuicornis Penrith

Formerly in this genus:

  • Stenocara eburnea is now Cauricara eburnea
  • Stenocara desertica is now Cauricara desertica

References

  1. โ†‘ https://www.gbif.org/taxon/T69MT
  2. โ†‘ Khramov, Peter; et al. (2018). "Genus Stenocara". insecta.pro/. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Genus Stenocara Solier 1835 in Namibia". Namibia Biodiversity Database. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  4. โ†‘ "Stenocara Solier, 1835 | COL". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2026-08-05.