Adinolepis is a genus of Archostematid beetles that belongs to the family Cupedidae (reticulated beetles). All known species are endemic to Australia.
Taxonomy The genus was described by Arturs Neboiss in 1984 along with four other genera: Tenomerga, Distocupes, Ascioplaga and Rhipsideigma.NEBOISS, A. (1984), Reclassification of CupesFabricius (s.lat.), with descriptions of new genera and species (Cupedidae: Coleoptera). Systematic Entomology, 9: 443-477. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3113.1984.tb00520.x
Species The genus currently contains four described species. A fifth species, Adinolepis scalena, was transferred to genus Ascioplaga in 2009.
A list of species can be found below: Adinolepis apodema Neboiss, 1987 Adinolepis eumana (Neboiss, 1960) Adinolepis mathesonae (Neboiss, 1960) Adinolepis youanga (Neboiss, 1960)
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