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| Lepidochora | |
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| Lepidochora discoidalis argentogrisea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Genus: | Lepidochora Koch, 1952[1] |
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Lepidochora is a genus of darkling beetles endemic to Namibia commonly known as the flying saucer beetles.[2] They have been observed digging trenches on sand dunes and returning to collect water condensation that collected in the trenches during a fog.[3]
Species
[edit]The species recognized in Lepidochora are:[2]
- Lepidochora diaphana
- Lepidochora discoidalis
- Lepidochora discoidalis ssp. argentogrisea
- Lepidochora eberlanzi
- Lepidochora kahani
- Lepidochora nocturna
- Lepidochora pilosa
- Lepidochora porti
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Lepidochora Koch, 1952". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- 1 2 Citizen science observations for Flying Saucer Beetles (Genus Lepidochora) at iNaturalist
- ↑ Seely, M. K.; Hamilton, W. J. (1976-08-06). "Fog catchment sand trenches constructed by tenebrionid beetles, lepidochora, from the namib desert". Science. 193 (4252): 484–486. Bibcode:1976Sci...193..484S. doi:10.1126/science.193.4252.484. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 17841821.
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