Sepidiina

Sepidiina is a subtribe of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 8 genera and more than 110 described species in Sepidiina, found widely distributed in the Mediterranean area and Sub-Saharan Africa. Most species were described from the Horn of Africa.^[1][2][3]

Sepidium bidentatum

Sepidiina
Sepidium bidentatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Tenebrionidae
Subfamily:	Pimeliinae
Tribe:	Sepidiini
Subtribe:	Sepidiina Eschscholtz, 1829
Type genus
Sepidium Fabricius, 1775

Genera

These eight genera belong to the subtribe Sepidiina:

• Dimoniacis Koch, 1958
• Echinotus Solier, 1843
• Peringueyia Koch, 1958
• Sepidiopsis Gestro, 1892
• Sepidiostenus Fairmaire, 1884
• Sepidium Fabricius, 1775
• Vieta Laporte, 1840
• Vietomorpha Fairmaire, 1887