Pedinini


Pedinini is a tribe of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are 19 known genera in Pedinini.
In research by Kamiński et al. published in 2021, the concept Pedinini has been revisited. Based on molecular evidence Helopinina, Leichenina and Pedinina were considered subtribes within a single tribe. Identification key to Pedinina has been provided by Kamiński and Iwan in 2017, while the catalog of species representing Helopinina was published by Kamiński et al. 2021.

Genera

These genera belong to the tribe Pedinini:Amatodes Dejean, 1834 Ametrocera Fåhraeus, 1870 Anaxius Fåhraeus, 1870 Apsheronellus Bogatchev, 1967 Aptila Fåhraeus, 1870 Asidodema Koch, 1958 Blastarnodes Koch, 1958 Cabirutus Strand, 1929 Colpotinus Fairmaire, 1891 Diestecopus Solier, 1848 Drosochrus Erichson, 1843 Leichenum Dejean, 1834 Loensus R. Lucas, 1920 Micrantereus Solier, 1848 Nicandra Fairmaire, 1888 Oncopteryx Gebien, 1943 Pedinus Latreille, 1797 Piscicula Robiche, 2004 Psectes Hesse, 1935