Pedinini

Pedinini is a tribe of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are 19 known genera in Pedinini.

In research by Kamiński et al. published in 2021, the concept Pedinini has been revisited. Based on molecular evidence Helopinina, Leichenina and Pedinina were considered subtribes within a single tribe. Identification key to Pedinina has been provided by Kamiński and Iwan in 2017, while the catalog of species representing Helopinina was published by Kamiński et al. 2021.

Genera

These genera belong to the tribe Pedinini:

• Amatodes <small>Dejean, 1834</small> (tropical Africa)
• Ametrocera <small>FÃ¥hraeus, 1870</small> (tropical Africa)
• Anaxius <small>FÃ¥hraeus, 1870</small> (tropical Africa)
• Apsheronellus <small>Bogatchev, 1967</small> (the Palearctic)
• Aptila <small>FÃ¥hraeus, 1870</small> (tropical Africa)
• Asidodema <small>Koch, 1958</small> (tropical Africa)
• Blastarnodes <small>Koch, 1958</small> (tropical Africa)
• Cabirutus <small>Strand, 1929</small> (the Palearctic and Indomalaya)
• Colpotinus <small>Fairmaire, 1891</small> (the Palearctic)
• Diestecopus <small>Solier, 1848</small> (tropical Africa)
• Drosochrus <small>Erichson, 1843</small> (the Palearctic and tropical Africa)
• Leichenum <small>Dejean, 1834</small> (North America, the Palearctic, Indomalaya, Australasia, and Oceania)
• Loensus <small>R. Lucas, 1920</small> (tropical Africa and Indomalaya)
• Micrantereus <small>Solier, 1848</small> (the Palearctic and tropical Africa)
• Nicandra <small>Fairmaire, 1888</small> (tropical Africa)
• Oncopteryx <small>Gebien, 1943</small> (tropical Africa)
• Pedinus <small>Latreille, 1797</small> (the Palearctic and Indomalaya)
• Piscicula <small>Robiche, 2004</small> (tropical Africa)
• Psectes <small>Hesse, 1935</small> (tropical Africa)

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