Tarpela
Genus of beetles
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Tarpela is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about five described species in Tarpela.[1][2][3]
| Tarpela | |
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| Tarpela micans | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Tribe: | Helopini |
| Genus: | Tarpela Bates, 1870 |
Species
These five species belong to the genus Tarpela:
- Tarpela formosana Masumoto, 1981 g
- Tarpela micans (Fabricius, 1798) g b
- Tarpela undulata (LeConte, 1866) b
- Tarpela venusta (Say, 124) b
- Tarpela zoltani Masumoto, 1981 g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[4] c = Catalogue of Life,[5] g = GBIF,[1] b = Bugguide.net[2]
