Hypomelus is a genus of beetles of the family Tenebrionidae. It is the type genus of the Hypomelina subtribe.[1]

Hypomelus
H. flagrans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Tenebrionidae
Subfamily: Pimeliinae
Tribe: Sepidiini
Subtribe: Hypomelina
Genus: Hypomelus
Solier, 1843

Selected species

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There are about 15 species:[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Bouchard, Patrice; Lawrence, John F.; Davies, Anthony E.; Newton, Alfred F. (2005). "Synoptic Classification of the World Tenebrionidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) with a Review of Family-Group Names". Annales Zoologici. 55 (4): 499–530.
  2. ^ "Hypomelus". Global Names Index. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Hypomelus". uBio Namebank. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Genus Phanerotomea". biodiversity.org.na. Retrieved 29 September 2016.