Gnatocerus

Gnatocerus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Tenebrionidae
Tribe: Diaperini
Genus: Gnatocerus
Thunberg, 1814

Gnatocerus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Tenebrionidae. The genus was described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1814. The genus is commonly misspelled as "Gnathocerus", assuming that "gnato-" was a misspelling of the Greek gnatho-, referring to the jaw.

The species of this genus are found in Europe, Africa and America.

Species:

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