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More than 2200 species of the wild flora and fauna photographed in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico and the surrounding area.
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Beetles of Zihuatanejo
ORDER COLEOPTERA
Tarpela Darkling Beetles
Tarpela (Genus)
-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)
-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)
-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)
-Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf, and Snout Beetles (Suborder Polyphaga)
-Cucujiform Beetles (Infraorder Cucujiformia)
-Darkling Beetles and Allies (Superfamily Tenebrionoidea)
-Darkling Beetles (Family Tenebrionidae)
-Subfamily Stenochiinae
-Tribe Stenochiini
-Genus Dinomus
Tarpela is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. Darkling Beetles, as scavengers, are usually found in dark locations such as under debris, logs, or stones.
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