Dendarus
''Dendarus'' is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. The genus is distributed from Morocco to Caucasus and exhibits a high level of diversity with 36 species, 27 of which are island endemics. Analyses of the phylogenetic relationships of 23 species from Greece and Turkey revealed 13 distinct lineages with several para- and polyphyletic cases corresponding to three major phylogroups [south/south-east Aegean (D. foraminosus complex, D. rhodius, D. sporadicus, D. wettsteini); central to north Aegean, Turkey and mainland Greece (D. crenulatus, D. moesiacus group, D. sinuatus complex, D. stygius) and mainland Greece (D. messenius, D. paganettii)]. Species The following species and subspecies within ''Dendarus'' are accepted by the Fauna Europaea database: * ''Dendarus ananensis'' Chatzimanolis, Engel & Trichas, 2002 * '' Dendarus anaphianus'' Koch, 1948 * '' Dendarus angulitibia'' Koch, 1948 * '' Dendarus antikythirensis'' Chatzimanolis, Engel & Trichas, 2002 * ' ...
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