Stenocara

Stenocara
Stenocara sp. in Sam Knott N. R., Eastern Cape, South Africa
Scientific 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
Arenacara Penrith, 1979 Stenochara Hope, 1841

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

Species

Species include:

• 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

Gallery

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  Long-legged darkling beetle, S. dentata, in Namibia
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  The fogstand beetle, S. gracilipes, in Namibia

References

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