Nyctoporis carinata

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Nyctoporis carinata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Tenebrionidae
Genus: Nyctoporis
Species:
N. carinata
Binomial name
Nyctoporis carinata
LeConte, 1851

Nyctoporis carinata, also known as the flightless darkling beetle because both sexes lack wings, is a species of beetle native to central and Southern California.[1][2] They are found in leaf litter and rocky debris.[1] Preliminary genetic analysis suggests that Nyctoporis carinata and Nyctoporis vandykei may in fact be synonymous species.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c Polihronakis, Maxi; Caterino, Michael S. (2010-01-18). "Multilocus phylogeography of the flightless darkling beetle Nyctoporis carinata (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in the California Floristic Province: deciphering an evolutionary mosaic: PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF N. CARINATA". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 99 (2): 424–444. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2009.01360.x.
  2. ^ "Species Nyctoporis carinata". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-03-27.