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Frantic Surface Beetles
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Frantic Surface Beetles

Zophosis

Zophosis, known generally as frantic surface beetles is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. They are found in the Palearctic, tropical Africa, and Indomalaya.

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Septentriophosis

subgenusSeptentriophosis

Calosis

subgenusCalosis

Cardiosis

subgenusCardiosis

Zophosis

subgenusZophosis

Occidentophosis

subgenusOccidentophosis

Gyrosis

subgenusGyrosis

Zophosis dilatata

speciesZophosis dilatata

Zophosis pharaonis

speciesZophosis pharaonis

Cerosis

subgenusCerosis

Zophosis gracilipes

speciesZophosis gracilipes

Zophosis rotundata

speciesZophosis rotundata

Zophosis novaki

speciesZophosis novaki

Zophosis aequalis

speciesZophosis aequalis

Zophosis triangulifer

speciesZophosis triangulifer

Zophosis convexiuscula

speciesZophosis convexiuscula

Zophosis deyrollei

speciesZophosis deyrollei

Zophosis lacerata

speciesZophosis lacerata

Zophosis purpurascens

speciesZophosis purpurascens

Zophosis sicisternum

speciesZophosis sicisternum

Zophosis alvurai

speciesZophosis alvurai

Zophosis angolensis

speciesZophosis angolensis

Zophosis armatisternum

speciesZophosis armatisternum

Zophosis balti

speciesZophosis balti

Zophosis benguelensis

speciesZophosis benguelensis

Zophosis burkei

speciesZophosis burkei

Zophosis cacozela

speciesZophosis cacozela

Zophosis cariniceps

speciesZophosis cariniceps

Zophosis carpi

speciesZophosis carpi

Zophosis celiae

speciesZophosis celiae

Zophosis chevrolati

speciesZophosis chevrolati

Zophosis crassa

speciesZophosis crassa

Zophosis cyaneocuprea

speciesZophosis cyaneocuprea

Zophosis damarensis

speciesZophosis damarensis

Zophosis demoori

speciesZophosis demoori

Zophosis dytiscoides

speciesZophosis dytiscoides

Zophosis edentata

speciesZophosis edentata

Zophosis elongata

speciesZophosis elongata

Zophosis endroedyi

speciesZophosis endroedyi

Zophosis eremita

speciesZophosis eremita

Zophosis fulgens

speciesZophosis fulgens

Zophosis gaerdesi

speciesZophosis gaerdesi

Zophosis glabrata

speciesZophosis glabrata

Zophosis gordoniae

speciesZophosis gordoniae

Zophosis gracilicornis

speciesZophosis gracilicornis

Zophosis gracilis

speciesZophosis gracilis

Zophosis grandipunctata

speciesZophosis grandipunctata

Zophosis greeni

speciesZophosis greeni

Zophosis hobohmi

speciesZophosis hobohmi

Zophosis ingens

speciesZophosis ingens

Zophosis inqueita

speciesZophosis inqueita

Zophosis jacobsoni

speciesZophosis jacobsoni

Zophosis kalaharica

speciesZophosis kalaharica

Zophosis kalahariensis

speciesZophosis kalahariensis

Zophosis karasmontis

speciesZophosis karasmontis

Zophosis karrooensis

speciesZophosis karrooensis

Zophosis lanceolata

speciesZophosis lanceolata

Zophosis lapillorum

speciesZophosis lapillorum

Zophosis mariti

speciesZophosis mariti

Zophosis micans

speciesZophosis micans

Zophosis microsculpta

speciesZophosis microsculpta

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