Alphitophagus
Genus of beetles
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Alphitophagus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Tenebrionidae.[1]
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| Alphitophagus | |
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| Alphitophagus bifasciatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Subfamily: | Diaperinae |
| Tribe: | Diaperini |
| Subtribe: | Adelinina |
| Genus: | Alphitophagus Stephens, 1832 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The genus was first described by Stephens in 1832.[1]
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
Species:
- Alphitophagus bifasciatus (Say, 1824)[1]
- Alphitophagus carteianus Castro Tovar, Torres & Baena, 2012 [1]