Strongylium
Genus of beetles
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Strongylium is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. It is one of the largest genera in both the family and its subfamily, Stenochiinae, with more than 1,400 known species.[1] These beetles are widely distributed in the tropics and subtropics of the Old and New World. More than 300 species are native to the Neotropics.[2][3][4]
| Strongylium | |
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| Strongylium terminatum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Subfamily: | Stenochiinae |
| Tribe: | Stenochiini |
| Genus: | Strongylium Ditmar, 1809 |
| Diversity | |
| more than 700 species | |
Gallery
Strongylium auratum
Strongylium crenatum
Strongylium cultellatum
Strongylium cf. erythrocephalum
Strongylium purpuripenne
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