Darkling beetle
Gonocephalum bilineatum
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Tenebrionidae
Darkling beetle is the common name for members of the beetle family Tenebrionidae, comprising over 20,000 species in a cosmopolitan distribution. Taxonomy Tenebrio is the Latin generic name that Carl Linnaeus assigned to some flour beetles in his 10th edition of Systema Naturae 1758–59. The name means "lover of darkness"; the English language term 'darkling' means "characterised by darkness or obscurity"; see also English 'tenebrous', figuratively "obscure, gloomy."
Gonocephalum bilineatum est une espèce d'insectes coléoptères, de la famille des Ténébrionidés. Elle est largement distribuée en Asie. Description Gonocephalum bilineatum est un coléoptère de taille moyenne, au corps allongé et robuste, typique des Tenebrionidae.
Gonocephalum bilineatum es una especie de escarabajo del género Gonocephalum, tribu Opatrini, familia Tenebrionidae. Fue descrita científicamente por Walker en 1858. La especie se mantiene activa durante los meses de enero, julio, septiembre y noviembre.
Distribution
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