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Taxonomy of Genus Blapstinus Sturm, 1826


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
592
62779
813516
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
274
54416
687671
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
154
35097
374025
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
42
6123
53447
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
4081
27679
Genera
Species
SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
870
9148
Genera
Species
TribePedinini
Eschscholtz, 1829
170
2108
Genera
Species
SubtribePedinina
Eschscholtz, 1829
37
492
Genera
Species
GenusBlapstinus
Sturm, 1826
140Species
Subnodes of Blapstinus Sturm, 1826
SpeciesBlapstinus aciculus Blatchley, 1917
SpeciesBlapstinus acuculus Blatchley, 1917
SpeciesBlapstinus aequalis
SpeciesBlapstinus alutaceus Casey, 1890
SpeciesBlapstinus amnosus Blaisdell, 1923
SpeciesBlapstinus angustatus Champion, 1893
SpeciesBlapstinus apicalis Van Dyke, 1953
SpeciesBlapstinus arenarius Casey, 1890
SpeciesBlapstinus aridus Blaisdell, 1923
SpeciesBlapstinus atratus Champion, 1885
SpeciesBlapstinus auripilis Horn, 1870
SpeciesBlapstinus barri Boddy, 1957
SpeciesBlapstinus barrigtoni Van Dyke, 1953
SpeciesBlapstinus batesoni Blair, 1933
SpeciesBlapstinus bauri Linell, 1898
SpeciesBlapstinus blairi Van Dyke, 1953
SpeciesBlapstinus brevicollis LeConte, 1851
SpeciesBlapstinus brunneus Casey, 1890
SpeciesBlapstinus brunnipes
SpeciesBlapstinus buqueti Champion, 1855
SpeciesBlapstinus castaneus Casey, 1890
SpeciesBlapstinus caudatus Van Dyke, 1953
SpeciesBlapstinus cinerascens Fall, 1929
SpeciesBlapstinus coronadensis Blaisdell, 1892
SpeciesBlapstinus costatus G.R. Waterhouse, 1845
SpeciesBlapstinus crassicornis
SpeciesBlapstinus cribricollis Casey, 1890
SpeciesBlapstinus cubanus
2Subspecies
SpeciesBlapstinus culpepperi Van Dyke, 1953
SpeciesBlapstinus curassavicus
SpeciesBlapstinus cylindriformis Doyen, 1990
SpeciesBlapstinus darwini Aalbu & Triplehorn, 1991
SpeciesBlapstinus debilis Casey, 1890
SpeciesBlapstinus decui Ardoin, 1977
SpeciesBlapstinus densipunctatus Blaisdell, 1943
SpeciesBlapstinus desenderi Schatz, 1994
SpeciesBlapstinus dilatatus LeConte, 1851
Darkling beetle
SpeciesBlapstinus discolor Horn, 1870
SpeciesBlapstinus dispar Casey, 1890
SpeciesBlapstinus domingoensis Marcuzzi, 1998
SpeciesBlapstinus dominicus Marcuzzi, 1962
SpeciesBlapstinus duncani Van Dyke, 1953
SpeciesBlapstinus egenus Champion, 1885
SpeciesBlapstinus elongatus Casey, 1891  ⇒ Blapstinus discolor
SpeciesBlapstinus emmenastoides Champion, 1885
SpeciesBlapstinus errabundus Champion, 1885
SpeciesBlapstinus exiguus Champion, 1893
SpeciesBlapstinus falli Blaisdell, 1929
SpeciesBlapstinus faulkneri Aalbu & Triplehorn, 1991
SpeciesBlapstinus fortis LeConte, 1878
SpeciesBlapstinus fuliginosus
SpeciesBlapstinus funebris
SpeciesBlapstinus fuscus Casey, 1890
SpeciesBlapstinus galapagoensis G.R. Waterhouse, 1845
SpeciesBlapstinus gemellatus Olivier, 1795
SpeciesBlapstinus genaroi Garrido, 2004
SpeciesBlapstinus grandis Champion, 1885
SpeciesBlapstinus gregalis Casey, 1890
SpeciesBlapstinus haitensis Marcuzzi, 1962
SpeciesBlapstinus hesperius Casey, 1890
SpeciesBlapstinus hispaniolensis Marcuzzi, 1998
SpeciesBlapstinus histricus Casey, 1891
Beetle
SpeciesBlapstinus hospes Casey, 1890
SpeciesBlapstinus humilis Casey, 1890
SpeciesBlapstinus hummelincki
SpeciesBlapstinus hydropicus Casey, 1890
SpeciesBlapstinus inflatitibia Marcuzzi, 1977
SpeciesBlapstinus inquisitus
SpeciesBlapstinus insularis Champion, 1885
SpeciesBlapstinus intermedius Champion, 1885
SpeciesBlapstinus intermixtus Casey, 1890
SpeciesBlapstinus interruptum Say, 1824
SpeciesBlapstinus interruptus Say, 1823
SpeciesBlapstinus interstitialis Champion, 1885  ⇒ Blapstinus fortis
SpeciesBlapstinus jamaicensis Marcuzzi, 1962
SpeciesBlapstinus kalik Steiner, 2006
SpeciesBlapstinus kaszabi Marcuzzi, 1985
SpeciesBlapstinus klapperichi Marcuzzi, 1998
SpeciesBlapstinus lecontei Mulsant & Rey, 1859
SpeciesBlapstinus lepidus
SpeciesBlapstinus linellii H. F. Wickham, 1913
SpeciesBlapstinus llanensis
SpeciesBlapstinus longicollis Champion, 1885
SpeciesBlapstinus longipennis Champion, 1885
SpeciesBlapstinus longulus LeConte, 1851
SpeciesBlapstinus lugubris Boheman, 1858
SpeciesBlapstinus magnipunctatus
SpeciesBlapstinus marcuzzii Aalbu, 0
SpeciesBlapstinus meridensis
SpeciesBlapstinus metallica Fabricius, 1801
SpeciesBlapstinus metallicus Fabricius, 1801
SpeciesBlapstinus mexicanus Champion, 1885
SpeciesBlapstinus moestus Melsheimer, 1846
SpeciesBlapstinus morio Boheman, 1858
SpeciesBlapstinus niger Casey, 1890
SpeciesBlapstinus nitidus Champion, 1885
SpeciesBlapstinus obliteratus Champion, 1885
SpeciesBlapstinus opacus Mulsant, 1859  ⇒ Blapstinus alutaceus
SpeciesBlapstinus oregalis
SpeciesBlapstinus oregonensis
SpeciesBlapstinus orlandoi Ivie & Hart, 2016
SpeciesBlapstinus pacificus Aalbu & Triplehorn, 1991
SpeciesBlapstinus palmeri Champion, 1885
SpeciesBlapstinus paradoxus Blaisdell, 1923
SpeciesBlapstinus paraguanae
SpeciesBlapstinus parallelus
SpeciesBlapstinus pimalis Casey, 1885
SpeciesBlapstinus pinorum Casey, 1914
SpeciesBlapstinus pratensis LeConte, 1859
SpeciesBlapstinus pubescens Leclerc, 1851  ⇒ Blapstinus lecontei
SpeciesBlapstinus puertoricensis Marcuzzi, 1977
SpeciesBlapstinus pullus Say, 1827
SpeciesBlapstinus pulverulentus Mannerheim, 1843
SpeciesBlapstinus punctatus
2Subspecies
SpeciesBlapstinus puncticollis Champion, 1893
SpeciesBlapstinus punctulatus Solier, 1851
SpeciesBlapstinus ruficornis Erichson, 1848
SpeciesBlapstinus rufipes Casey, 1891  ⇒ Blapstinus discolor
Darkling ground beetle
SpeciesBlapstinus simulans
2Subspecies
SpeciesBlapstinus sonorae Casey, 1890
SpeciesBlapstinus spatulus Van Dyke, 1953
SpeciesBlapstinus striatulus Mulsant & Rey, 1859
SpeciesBlapstinus striatus Guérin, 1831
SpeciesBlapstinus substriatus Champion, 1885
SpeciesBlapstinus sulcatus LeConte, 1851
SpeciesBlapstinus sulcipennis Champion, 1885
SpeciesBlapstinus tibialis Champion, 1885
SpeciesBlapstinus uniformis Van Dyke, 1953
SpeciesBlapstinus validus Casey, 1890
SpeciesBlapstinus vandykei Blaisdell, 1942
SpeciesBlapstinus vestitus LeConte, 1859
SpeciesBlapstinus wenmani Van Dyke, 1953
SpeciesBlapstinus williamsi Van Dyke, 1953
SpeciesBlapstinus yucatanus Champion, 1893

Synonyms
Aspidius (E. Mulsant & C. Rey, 1859)
Heteropus (Fr. L. N. Laporte de Castelnau, 1840)
Lachnodere (Mulsant & Rey, 1859)
Lachnoderus (E. Mulsant & C. Rey, 1859)
Lodinus (E. Mulsant & C. Rey, 1859)
Pedonoeces (Georg. Rob Waterhouse, 1845)
Tessarome (Boheman, 1858)
Tessaromma (Carl Heinrich Bohemann, 1858)


Distribution of Blapstinus Sturm, 1826
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C
D
E
F
G
I
L
M
N
P
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U
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Antigua and Barbuda


Argentina


Austria


Belarus


Belgium


Bolivia


Bosnia and Herzegovina


Bulgaria


Canada


Chile


China


Colombia


Costa Rica


Cuba


Czech Republic


Dominican Republic


Ecuador


Estonia


Finland


France


Georgia


Germany


Grenada


Guatemala


Italy


Latvia


Liberia


Luxembourg


Mauritius


Mexico
34 Species
Netherlands


Nicaragua


Norway


Pakistan


Panama


Poland


Saint Kitts and Nevis


Spain


Sweden


United Kingdom


USA
47 Species
Venezuela




Found in fossile formations
Florissant Fossil Beds, Much Wenlock Limestone Formation


Ecozone
Riversides


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