Upis
Genus of beetles
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Upis is a genus of beetles, belonging to the family Tenebrionidae.[1]
| Upis | |
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| Upis ceramboides | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Tribe: | Cnodalonini |
| Genus: | Upis Fabricius, 1792 |
The genus was described in 1792 by Johan Christian Fabricius.[1]
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[2]
Species:
- Upis ceramboides (Linnaeus, 1758)[2]
