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Psammodes

Synonyms: Piazomera; Psammodius; Psammodophys

Wikipedia Abstract

The Tok-tok beetles (genus Psammodes) are ground-dwelling, Afrotropical beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. They are stout in shape and typically black or dark rufous in colour. They average about 2.6 cm in body length, but the Spindle toktokkie (P. bertolonii) has an elongate body shape and measures 5.3 cm, while P. sulcicollis reaches 6 to 8 cm, and is the largest Tenebrionid in the world. Like the related genus Dichtha, the adults tap out a rhythm on the ground to attract and locate mates. Habitats are varied, from coastal forest to ridges, koppies, woodland and desert sand.
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Species

Psammodes algoensis
Psammodes asperulipennis
Psammodes atratus
Psammodes barbatus
Psammodes basuto
Psammodes batesi
Psammodes bennigseni
Psammodes blapsoides
Psammodes brunneus
Psammodes brunnipes
Psammodes caelatus
Psammodes caffra
Psammodes caraboides
Psammodes carinatus
Psammodes clarus
Psammodes collaris
Psammodes coloratus
Psammodes comatus
Psammodes comptus
Psammodes convexus
Psammodes coriaceus
Psammodes costalis
Psammodes dejeani
Psammodes depressicollis
Psammodes devexus
Psammodes diabolicus
Psammodes difficilis
Psammodes dilutus
Psammodes dimidiatus
Psammodes discrepans
Psammodes dohrni
Psammodes eberlanzi
Psammodes egregius
Psammodes ethologus
Psammodes expletus
Psammodes fartus
Psammodes ferrugineus
Psammodes flagrans
Psammodes fragilis
Psammodes fritschi
Psammodes funestus
Psammodes gariesus
Psammodes gerstaeckeri
Psammodes gibbus
Psammodes glaber
Psammodes glabratus
Psammodes grandis
Psammodes granulatus
Psammodes granulifer
Psammodes guillarmodi
Psammodes haagi
Psammodes herculeanus
Psammodes herero
Psammodes hirtipennis
Psammodes hirtipes
Psammodes hirtus
Psammodes hottentottus
Psammodes incongruens
Psammodes infernalis
Psammodes intermedius
Psammodes janitor
Psammodes kamagasus
Psammodes kirschi
Psammodes kubub
Psammodes kuisip
Psammodes laevicollis
Psammodes lanuginosus
Psammodes lethargicus
Psammodes longicornis
Psammodes longipes
Psammodes lucidus
Psammodes mashunus
Psammodes memnonius
Psammodes mimipinguis
Psammodes moschleri
Psammodes muata
Psammodes mulleri
Psammodes nigrisaxicola
Psammodes nitens
Psammodes nitidicollis
Psammodes nitidipennis
Psammodes nitidissimus
Psammodes obsulcatus
Psammodes ovatus
Psammodes ovipennis
Psammodes perfidus
Psammodes piceus
Psammodes pilifer
Psammodes pilosellus
Psammodes pilosipennis
Psammodes pilosus
Psammodes pinguis
Psammodes placidus
Psammodes plicatus
Psammodes plicipennis
Psammodes ponderosus
Psammodes probes
Psammodes procerus
Psammodes procustes
Psammodes productus
Psammodes profanus
Psammodes propinquus
Psammodes protensus
Psammodes pubescens
Psammodes pustulifer
Psammodes quadricostatus
Psammodes raucus
Psammodes refleximargo
Psammodes retrospinosus
Psammodes rotundicollis
Psammodes rufofasciatus
Psammodes rufonervosus
Psammodes rufostriatus
Psammodes rugulosipennis
Psammodes rugulosus
Psammodes rusticus
Psammodes scaber
Psammodes scabratus
Psammodes scabriusculus
Psammodes schultzei
Psammodes segnis
Psammodes sellatus
Psammodes semipilosus
Psammodes semivillosus
Psammodes setipennis
Psammodes solitarius
Psammodes spiculosus
Psammodes spinosus
Psammodes splendens
Psammodes steinhelli
Psammodes striatopilosus
Psammodes subaeneus
Psammodes subcostatus
Psammodes subgranulatus
Psammodes tenuipes
Psammodes timarchoides
Psammodes togatus
Psammodes tomentosus
Psammodes trachysceloides
Psammodes transvaalensis
Psammodes tricostatus
Psammodes tristis
Psammodes tuberculipennis
Psammodes tumidipennis
Psammodes undulatus
Psammodes uniformis
Psammodes validus
Psammodes velutinus
Psammodes ventricosus
Psammodes vialis
Psammodes villosostriatus
Psammodes villosulus
Psammodes vittatus
Psammodes volvulus
Psammodes zschokkei

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0