Asida (beetle)

Asida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Tenebrionidae
Genus: Asida
Latreille, 1802[1] or 1804[2]
Subgenera

Asida, Aaidopsis, Alphasida, Asida (subgenus), Dolichasida, Elongasida, Euryasida, Glabrasida, Globasida, Globasidd, Gracilasida, Granulasida, Insulasida, Leptasida, Opatrasida, Pelecyphorus, Peltasida, Planasida, Polasida, Pseudoplanasida, Rugasida, Steihasida, Trachasida

Asida is a large genus of darkling beetles.[3][4][5] They have been located around western Europe, in particular near the Mediterranean Sea.[6][7][8]

Subgenera

The genus is divided up into 23 subgenera which in turn contain a large number of species. There are also some species not yet specified to a subgenus.[9]

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