Lepidochora

Lepidochora
Lepidochora discoidalis argentogrisea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Tenebrionidae
Genus:
Koch, 1952[1]

Lepidochora is a genus of darkling beetles endemic to Namibia commonly known as the flying saucer beetles.[2] They have been observed digging trenches on sand dunes and returning to collect water condensation that collected in the trenches during a fog.[3]

Species

The species recognized in Lepidochora are:[2]

  • Lepidochora diaphana
  • Lepidochora discoidalis
  • Lepidochora eberlanzi
  • Lepidochora kahani
  • Lepidochora nocturna
  • Lepidochora pilosa
  • Lepidochora porti

References

  1. ^ "Lepidochora Koch, 1952". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b Citizen science observations for Flying Saucer Beetles (Genus Lepidochora) at iNaturalist
  3. ^ Seely, M. K.; Hamilton, W. J. (1976-08-06). "Fog catchment sand trenches constructed by tenebrionid beetles, lepidochora, from the namib desert". Science. 193 (4252): 484–486. Bibcode:1976Sci...193..484S. doi:10.1126/science.193.4252.484. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 17841821.
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