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Sepidium magnum
Museum specimen of Sepidium magnum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Tenebrionidae
Genus:	Sepidium
Species:	S. magnum
Binomial name
Sepidium magnum C. J. Gahan, 1900

Sepidium magnum is a species of beetles of the family Tenebrionidae.

Contents

• Description
• Distribution
• References

Description

Sepidium magnum can reach a body length of about 29–35 millimetres (1.1–1.4 in) and a body width of about 12–15 millimetres (0.47–0.59 in). This species is among the largest of the genus. Body is brownish-black, while the head, prothorax, legs, and antennae show a pale fawn-coloured pubescence. Prothorax has a large prominent rounded tubercle. The surface of elytra is divided by two longitudinal sinuous carinse, with reticulating ridges on the sides.

Distribution

This species can be found in Somalia.

References

• Global Names Index
• Universal Biological Indexer
• Tenebrionidae Database
• C. J. Gahan, M.A., Gilbert J. Abrow INSECTS AND ARACHNIDS FROM SOMALILAND

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