Cauricara
Genus of darkling beetles
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Cauricara is a genus of darkling beetles that are native to Southern Africa. Many of these species are endemic to Namibia.
| Cauricara | |
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| C. eburnea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Subfamily: | Pimeliinae |
| Tribe: | Adesmiini |
| Genus: | Cauricara Penrith, 1979 |
Species
The species recognized in this genus are:[1]
- Cauricara albomarginata Penrith, 1979
- Cauricara albovillosa (Péringuey, 1892)
- Cauricara desertica (Koch, 1952)
- Cauricara eburnea (Pascoe, 1866)
- Cauricara phalangium (Gebien, 1920)
- Cauricara velox (Péringuey, 1886)
Formerly in Stenocara:
- Stenocara eburnea - Cauricara eburnea
- Stenocara desertica - Cauricara desertica