Hypomelina is a subtribe of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 9 genera and more than 40 described species in Hypomelina, found mainly in southern Africa. The majority of species were described from the Namibian coast, and only the genus Bombocnodulus is found as far north as central Africa.
Genera These nine genera belong to the subtribe Hypomelina: Argenticrinis Louw, 1979 Bombocnodulus Koch, 1955 Brinckia Koch, 1962 Hypomelus Solier, 1843 Iugidorsum Louw, 1979 Sulcipectus Louw, 1979 Trachynotidus Péringuey, 1899 Triangulipenna Louw, 1979 Uniungulum Koch, 1962
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