Darkling Beetles of Hawai'i (Tenebrionidae) II

Tenebrionidae, the darkling beetle family, can be found all over the world. Encompassing over 20,000 species, it is one of the largest beetle families. This family has been known to thrive in numerous contrasting environments, from the Namib desert to our island paradise, the Hawaiian Islands. Although most species in Hawai'i are adventive, or have arrived from a different locality, a couple endemic species do exist in the University of Hawai'i Insect Museum's collection: Pseudocistela subenescens (Perkins, 1900) & Pseudocistela kauaiensis (Perkins, 1900). Please contribute and help transcribe these specimens in order to better our understanding of their distribution here in Hawai'i.This expedition of 467 tasks is fully transcribed and validated.

拟步甲科（Tenebrionidae），又名黑暗甲虫科，是全球广泛分布的甲虫类群。该科目前已记录逾20000个物种，是物种数量最多的甲虫科之一。该类群能够在诸多迥异的生境中繁衍生存，从纳米布沙漠到海岛天堂夏威夷群岛均有分布。尽管夏威夷群岛的拟步甲科物种绝大多数为外来引入种（即从其他区域扩散至此），但夏威夷大学昆虫博物馆的馆藏中仍存有两种特有物种：Pseudocistela subenescens (Perkins, 1900) 与 Pseudocistela kauaiensis (Perkins, 1900)。诚邀各界参与者协助转录这些馆藏标本，以深化我们对该类群在夏威夷群岛分布情况的认知。本项包含467个任务的转录项目已完成全部标本转录与验证工作。