Asida (beetle)

Asida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Tenebrionidae
Genus: Asida
Latreille, 1802[1] or 1804[2]
Subgenera

Asida, Aaidopsis, Alphasida, Asida (subgenus), Dolichasida, Elongasida, Euryasida, Glabrasida, Globasida, Globasidd, Gracilasida, Granulasida, Insulasida, Leptasida, Opatrasida, Pelecyphorus, Peltasida, Planasida, Polasida, Pseudoplanasida, Rugasida, Steihasida, Trachasida

Asida is a large genus of darkling beetles.[3][4][5] They have been located around western Europe, in particular near the Mediterranean Sea.[6][7][8]

Subgenera

The genus is divided up into 23 subgenera which in turn contain a large number of species. There are also some species not yet specified to a subgenus.[9]

References

  1. http://www.ubio.org/NZ/detail.php?d=1&uid=17959
  2. http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=280410
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
  4. http://www.ubio.org/browser/details.php?namebankID=4077905
  5. http://www.eol.org/pages/2943336
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
  7. http://www.faunaeur.org/distribution_table.php
  8. http://www.faunaeur.org/Maps/display_map.php?map_name=euro&map_language=en&taxon1=280410
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-03-30.

Further reading

  • Due nuove Asida Latr. di Sardegna (Coleoptera Tenebrionidae).
  • Synopsis des Asidini d'Algerie et de Tunisie 2. (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae).
  • Adiciones y correcciones ai "Ensayo sobre los Asida Latr., de Marruecos" (Col. Tenebrionidae).
  • Ensayo sobre las Asida Latr. de Marruecos (Col. Tenebr.).
  • Contribution a l'etude des Asida Latr. de France.
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