Lepidochora
Genus of beetles
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Lepidochora is a genus of darkling beetles endemic to Namibia commonly known as the flying saucer beetles.[2] They have been observed digging trenches on sand dunes and returning to collect water condensation that collected in the trenches during a fog.[3]
| Lepidochora | |
|---|---|
| |
| Lepidochora discoidalis argentogrisea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochora Koch, 1952[1] |
Species
The species recognized in Lepidochora are:[2]
- Lepidochora diaphana
- Lepidochora discoidalis
- Lepidochora discoidalis ssp. argentogrisea
- Lepidochora eberlanzi
- Lepidochora kahani
- Lepidochora nocturna
- Lepidochora pilosa
- Lepidochora porti
