Zophosis

Zophosis, known generally as frantic surface beetles is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. They are found in the Palearctic, tropical Africa, and Indomalaya.[1][2]

Zophosis
Zophosis bicarinata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Tenebrionidae
Subfamily: Pimeliinae
Tribe: Zophosini
Genus: Zophosis
Latreille, 1802
Subgenera
  • Anacardiosis Endrödy-Younga, 1986
  • Anisosis Deyrolle, 1867
  • Calosis Deyrolle, 1867
  • Cardiosis Deyrolle, 1867
  • Caroliphosis Penrith, 1981
  • Carpiella Koch, 1962
  • Cerosis Gebien, 1920
  • Cheirosis Deyrolle, 1867
  • Dactylocalcar Gebien, 1938
  • Dignathosis Koch, 1958
  • Gahanosis Penrith, 1983
  • Gyrosis Gebien, 1920
  • Heliophosis Koch, 1952
  • Hesseosis Koch, 1958
  • Hologenosis Deyrolle, 1867
  • Latipleurosis Penrith, 1977
  • Microsis Koch, 1958
  • Myrmecophosis Koch, 1958
  • Namaphosis Penrith, 1981
  • Occidentophosis Penrith, 1977
  • Oculosis Penrith, 1977
  • Onychosis Deyrolle, 1867
  • Ophthalmosis Deyrolle, 1867
  • Planirostrosis Penrith, 1977
  • Propemicrosis Penrith, 1981
  • Protocalosis Penrith, 1977
  • Protodactylus Koch, 1952
  • Sabulophosis Penrith, 1977
  • Scopulophosis Penrith, 1977
  • Septentriophosis Penrith, 1982
  • Sulcosis Penrith, 1977
  • Tarsosis Gebien, 1920
  • Zophosis Latreille, 1802

References

  1. Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Aalbu, Rolf L.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2021). "Review of genus-group names in the family Tenebrionidae (Insecta, Coleoptera)". ZooKeys (1050): 1–633. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1050.64217. hdl:10261/250214. PMC 8328949. PMID 34385881.
  2. "Zophosis". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  • Media related to Zophosis at Wikimedia Commons


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