Prothalpia is a genus of false darkling beetles in the family Melandryidae. There are at least four described species in Prothalpia.[1][2][3]

Prothalpia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Melandryidae
Subfamily: Melandryinae
Tribe: Melandryini
Genus: Prothalpia
LeConte, 1862

Species

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These four species belong to the genus Prothalpia:

References

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  1. ^ "Prothalpia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Prothalpia". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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.