Eleodes (Omegeleodes)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tenebrionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Superfamilia: Tenebrionoidea

Familia: Tenebrionidae
Subfamilia: Blaptinae
Tribus: Amphidorini
Genus: Eleodes
Subgenus: Eleodes (Omegeleodes)
Species (1): E. debilis

Name

• Omegeleodes Triplehorn & Thomas, 2011

Etymology

From omega, the last letter in the greek alphabet "in the hope that this will be the last subgenus of Eleodes ever described."

Primary references

• Triplehorn, C.A.; Thomas, D.B. 2011. Studies in the genus Eleodes Eschscholtz with a revision of the subgenus Melaneleodes Blaisdell and Omegeleodes, new subgenus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Eleodini). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 137(3 & 4):251-281 DOI: 10.3157/061.137.0309 JSTOR