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Onymacris

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Onymacris is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 14 described species in Onymacris. They are found primarily along the southwestern coast of Africa, especially in the Namib Desert. thumb|Onymacris plana, Namibia

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderColeoptera
  5. FamilyTenebrionidae

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Specimen records
164
With media
12
Family
Tenebrionidae
Collections
RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, SAM
Recorded in
Angola, South Africa, Namibia, Gabon

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Tenebrionidae
Image
Onymacris unguicularis MHNT.jpg
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taxon name
Onymacris
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Onymacris is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 14 described species in Onymacris. They are found primarily along the southwestern coast of Africa, especially in the Namib Desert. thumb|Onymacris plana, Namibia

==Species== These 14 species belong to the genus Onymacris: Onymacris bicolor (Haag-Rutenberg, 1875) Onymacris boschimana (Péringuey, 1888) Onymacris brainei Penrith, 1984 Onymacris candidipennis (Bréme, 1840) Onymacris hottentota (Péringuey, 1888) Onymacris laeviceps Gebien, 1938 Onymacris langi (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) Onymacris lobicollis (Fairmaire, 1888) Onymacris marginipennis (Breme, 1840) Onymacris multistriata (Haag-Rutenberg, 1875) Onymacris paiva (Haag-Rutenberg, 1875) Onymacris plana (Péringuey, 1888) Onymacris rugatipennis (Haag-Rutenberg, 1875) Onymacris unguicularis (Haag-Rutenberg, 1875)

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