Pimelia angulata

Pimelia angulata is a species of darkling beetles in the subfamily Pimeliinae.

Pimelia angulata
Pimelia angulata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Tenebrionidae
Genus:	Pimelia
Species:	P. angulata
Binomial name
Pimelia angulata Fabricius, 1775
Synonyms
Pimelia consobrina Lucas, 1858 Pimelia retrospinosa Lucas, 1858

Subspecies

• Pimelia angulata angulata Fabricius, 1775
• Pimelia angulata angulosa Olivier, 1795
• Pimelia angulata antiaegypta Koch, 1937

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Description

Pimelia angulata can reach a length of about 25–35 millimetres (0.98–1.38 in).^[2] The body is black, slightly glossy. The elytra show a few lines of small spikes or short tubercles. These beetles are diurnal, emerging in early morning and late evening but hiding in small groups under the sand during the hot hours of the day.^[3][4]

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in the lower Egypt, in the northern and south-eastern Sinai, Mauritania, Israel and in Sudan. It is adapted to arid climates and desert environments.^[5][6][7]

Bibliography

• Niccole D. Rech The Effect of Temperature on Oviposition in Pimelia Angulata (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) Minot State University, 2002
• Adolf Andres Note sur Pimelia angulata Fak. et espèces voisines et description d'une variété nouvelle (1929)
• FIORI G., 1954 – Morfologia addominale, anatomia ed istologia degli apparati genitali di «Pimelia angulata Confalonierii» Grid. (Coleoptera Tenebrionidae) e formazione dello spermatoforo. - Boll. Ist. Entom. Univ. Bologna