Eleodes (Omegeleodes)

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Tenebrionoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Cucujiformia
Superfamilia: Tenebrionoidea

Familia: Tenebrionidae
Subfamilia: Blaptinae
Tribus: Amphidorini
Genus: Eleodes
Subgenus: Eleodes (Omegeleodes)
Species (1): E. debilis

Name

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Etymology

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From omega, the last letter in the greek alphabet "in the hope that this will be the last subgenus of Eleodes ever described."

Primary references

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  • Triplehorn, C.A.; Thomas, D.B. 2011. Studies in the genus Eleodes Eschscholtz with a revision of the subgenus Melaneleodes Blaisdell and Omegeleodes, new subgenus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Eleodini). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 137(3 & 4):251-281 DOI: 10.3157/061.137.0309 JSTOR