Hypomelina


Hypomelina is a subtribe of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 9 genera and more than 40 described species in Hypomelina, found mainly in southern Africa. The majority of species were described from the Namibian coast, and only the genus Bombocnodulus is found as far north as central Africa.

Genera

These nine genera belong to the subtribe Hypomelina:Argenticrinis Louw, 1979Bombocnodulus Koch, 1955Brinckia Koch, 1962Hypomelus Solier, 1843Iugidorsum Louw, 1979Sulcipectus Louw, 1979Trachynotidus Péringuey, 1899Triangulipenna Louw, 1979Uniungulum Koch, 1962