Helea
Genus of beetles
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Helea is a genus of darkling beetles (family Tenebrionidae), native to Australia. The scientific name of genus was published by Pierre André Latreille in 1804.[1]
| Helea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Subfamily: | Tenebrioninae |
| Tribe: | Heleini |
| Genus: | Helea Latreille, 1804 |
The genus consists of three species:[2]
- Helaeus brownii (Kirby, 1819)
- Helaeus piceus (Kirby, 1819)
- Heleus perforatus (Latreille, 1817)
