Lepidochora
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| Lepidochora discoidalis ssp. argentogrisea | |
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| Genus: | Lepidochora
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Lepidochora is a genus of darkling beetles endemic to Namibia commonly known as the flying saucer beetles.[1] They have been observed digging trenches on sand dunes and returning to collect water condensation that collected in the trenches during a fog.[2]
Species
[edit]The species recognized in Lepidochora are:[1]
- Lepidochora diaphana
- Lepidochora discoidalis
- Lepidochora eberlanzi
- Lepidochora kahani
- Lepidochora nocturna
- Lepidochora pilosa
- Lepidochora porti
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Flying Saucer Beetles (Genus Lepidochora)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
- ^ Seely, M. K.; Hamilton, W. J. (1976-08-06). "Fog catchment sand trenches constructed by tenebrionid beetles, lepidochora, from the namib desert". Science (New York, N.Y.). 193 (4252): 484–486. doi:10.1126/science.193.4252.484. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 17841821.
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