Emmesa is a genus of false darkling beetles in the family Melandryidae. There are about five described species in Emmesa.[1][2][3]

Emmesa
Emmesa connectens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Melandryidae
Subfamily: Melandryinae
Tribe: Melandryini
Genus: Emmesa
Newman, 1838

Species

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These five species belong to the genus Emmesa:

References

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  1. ^ "Emmesa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Emmesa". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

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  • Kubisz, Daniel; Iwan, Dariusz; Tykarski, Piotr (2014). Tenebrionoidea: Tetratomidae, Melandryidae, Ripiphoridae, Prostomidae, Oedemeridae, Mycteridae, Pythidae, Aderidae, Scraptiidae, Critical checklist, distribution in Poland and meta-analysis. University of Warsaw - Faculty of Biology & Natura optima dux Foundation. ISBN 978-83-935107-9-5.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26090-0.