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Gonocephalum

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Polyphaga
Gonocephalum
Gonocephalum humeridens
Gonocephalum hoffmannseggi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Tenebrionidae
Subfamily: Blaptinae
Tribe: Opatrini
Genus: Gonocephalum
Chevrolat, 1849
Gonocephalum cf. assimile
Gonocephalum rusticum
Gonocephalum granulatum pusillum, Bulgaria
Gonocephalum adpressiforme
Gonocephalum coriaceum, Japan

Gonocephalum is a genus of darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae). Members of this genus are found worldwide on every continent except Antarctica.

This genus contains many spefirs with more than 350 described species.[1][2][3]

Their bodies are quite elongated with the base of pronotum is usually slightly narrower than the base of elytra. The hind wings are developed.

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