Genus Isomira

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Range · Remarks · Print References · Works Cited

Mr.(?) Beetle - Isomira quadristriata - male

Alleculinae - Comb-clawed Beetles Genus Isomira - Isomira sericea

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)

Superfamily Tenebrionoidea

Family Tenebrionidae (Darkling Beetles)

Subfamily Alleculinae (Comb-clawed Beetles)

Subtribe Gonoderina

Genus Isomira

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Tedinus Casey 1891

Explanation of Names

Isomira Mulsant 1856

Numbers

14 spp. in our area(1), ~70 total(2)

Identification

eastern spp. revised in (3)(4); key to species in (4)

Range

holarctic, incl. much of the US and so. Canada; in our area, more diverse in the east (5 spp. western, of which 3 confined to CA)(1)

Remarks

not yet in guide: luscitiosa, monticola [CA], texana [TX] (all Casey 1891); I. damnata Marshall 1970 [CA]

Print References

(5)

Works Cited

1.	Catalogue of Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) of North America Yves Bousquet, Donald B. Thomas, Patrice Bouchard, Aaron D. Smith, Rolf L. Aalbu, M. Andrew Johnston, Warren E. Steiner Jr. 2018. ZooKeys 728: 1-455.

2.	BioLib.cz

3.	Isomira Mulsant in America north of Mexico (Coleoptera, Alleculidae): redescriptions, new synonymies, and taxonomic notes... Marshall J.D. 1970. Ent. News 81: 41‒49.

4.	Isomira Mulsant in America north of Mexico (Coleoptera, Alleculidae): species of eastern North America concluded Marshall J.D. 1970. Col. Bull. 24: 88‒95.

5.	Isomira Mulsant in America north of Mexico (Coleoptera, Alleculidae): a redefinition and new synonymy for variabilis Horn... Marshall J.D. 1970. Biol. Soc. Nevada Occasional Papers 27, 6 pp.

Contributed by tom murray on 24 August, 2005 - 4:51pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Mike Quinn, Boris Bueche, Aaron Schusteff, v belov
Last updated 26 June, 2025 - 12:16pm

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