Phaleria (beetle)

This article covers the genus of beetles. For the genus of plants, see Phaleria.
Phaleria
Phaleria bimaculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Tenebrionoidea
Family: Tenebrionidae
Genus: Phaleria
Latreille, 1802
Synonyms

Sepedonastes Gistel, 1856

Phaleria is a genus of darkling beetles belonging to the family Tenebrionidae. [1]

Species

Description

These beetles are relatively small, usually reaching a length of 4–9 millimetres (0.16–0.35 in). They have an oval body and a mostly brown-yellow coloration.

Distribution

Phaleria species are widespread all around the world, with the exception of Australia, the Arctic and Antarctic. [2]

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