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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region Alberta (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
539
5986
17101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
536
5979
17095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
511
5857
16788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
362
5005
14908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
92
1349
4153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
85
1185
3170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
45
668
1590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
18
133
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
50
83
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alberta
50 Genera with 83 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPSTUX
Alaetrinus Iwan, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Alobates Motschulsky, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Amarygmus Dalman, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Anepsius LeConte, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Argoporis Horn, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Arthromacra Kirby, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Asidopsis Casey, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Bius Mulsant, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Blapstinus Sturm, 18517SpeciesTaxom
Bolitotherus Candeze, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Chilometopon Horn, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Coelocnemis Mannerheim, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Coelus Eschscholtz, 1852Dune Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Conibius LeConte, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Coniontis Eschscholtz, 1821
0SpeciesTaxom
Corticeus Piller& Mitt..., 1878Darkling beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Cynaeus LeConte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Diaperis Geoffroy, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Eleodes Eschscholtz, 1833Clown bug15SpeciesTaxom
Embaphion Say, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Eusattus LeConte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Glyptasida Casey, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Gonopus Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Helops Fabricius, 18272SpeciesTaxom
Hymenorus Mulsant, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Iphthiminus Spilman, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Isomira Mulsant, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Laena Dejean, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Latheticus Waterhouse, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Mecysmus Horn, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Melanastus Casey, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Mycetochara Berthold, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Nalassus Mulsant, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Neatus LeConte, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Neomida Mulsant, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Opatrinus Dejean, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Palorus Mulsant, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Paratenetus Spinola, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Phaleria Latreille, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Phaleromela Reitter, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Phanerotoma Wesmael, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Philolithus Lacordaire, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Platydema Castelnau & ..., 18315SpeciesTaxom
Scaphidema Reitter, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Stenomorpha Solier, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1792Indet. Mealworm Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1933Flour beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Upis Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xylopinus LeConte, 18661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alberta
83 Species and 4 Subspecies
Alaetrinus minimus Palisot de B..., 1805
Alobates pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1775False Mealworm Beetle
Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797Leser Mealworm Beetle
Alphitobius laevigatus Fabricius, 1781Black fungus beetle
Amarygmus morio Fabricius, 1777
Anepsius montanus Casey, 1891
Argoporis bicolor LeConte, 1851
Arthromacra aenea Say, 1824
Asidopsis opaca Say, 1824
Asidopsis polita Say, 1824
Bius estriatus LeConte, 1851
Blapstinus hospes Casey, 1890
Blapstinus interruptus Say, 1823
Blapstinus metallicus Fabricius, 1801
Blapstinus moestus Melsheimer, 1846
Blapstinus pratensis LeConte, 1859
Blapstinus substriatus Champion, 1885
Blapstinus sulcatus LeConte, 1851
Bolitotherus cornutus Panzer, 1794Forked Fungus Beetle
Chilometopon abnorme Horn, 1870
Coelocnemis dilaticollis (Mannerheim, 1843)⇒ Coelocnemis californica Mannerheim, 1843
Coelus ciliatus Eschscholtz, 1829Ciliate Dune Beetle
Coelus globosus Leconte, "1851", 1852Globose Dune Beetle
Conibius opacus LeConte, 1866
Corticeus praetermissus Fall, 1926Overlooked Darkling Beetle
Corticeus subopacus Wallis, 1933
Corticeus tenuis LeConte, 1878
Cynaeus angustus J. L. LeConte, 1851Larger black beetle
Diaperis maculatus Olivier, 1791Western mock orange
Eleodes (Eleodes) hispilabris Say, 1824False wireworm
Eleodes hispilabris hispilabris
Eleodes extricatus convexinotus Thomas, 2005
Eleodes extricatus extricatus
Eleodes extricata Say, 1824
Eleodes granosa LeConte, 1866
Eleodes granulata LeConte, 1857
Eleodes nigrina LeConte, 1858
Eleodes novoverrucula Boddy, 1957
Eleodes obscura Say, 1824
Eleodes obsoletus
Eleodes opaca Say, 1824Plains false wireworm
Eleodes pimelioides Mannerheim, 1843
Eleodes tricostata Say, 1824
Eleodes tuberculata (Eschscholtz, 1833)⇒ Eleodes papillosa Blaisdell, 1917
Embaphion muricatum Say, 1824
Eusattus muricatus LeConte, 1851
Glyptasida sordida LeConte, 1853
Helops convexulus LeConte, 1861
Helops politus Say, 1827
Iphthiminus lewisii Horn, 1870
Iphthiminus serratus Mannerheim, 1843
Isomira comstocki Papp, 1956
Isomira quadristriata Couper, 1865
Laena loricera Kaszab, 1973
Latheticus oryzae Waterhouse, 1880Long-headed Flour Beetle
Mecysmus laticollis Casey, 1890
Melanastus acutus Horn, 1870
Mycetochara analis LeConte, 1878
Mycetochara fraterna Say, 1824
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Goeze, 1777
Neatus tenebrioides Palisot de B..., 1812
Neomida bicornis Fabricius, 1777Two-Horned Darkling Beetle
Opatrinus minimus Beauvois, 1820
Palorus ratzeburgi Wissmann, 1848Small-eyed flour beetle
Palorus subdepressus Wollaston, 1864Depressed flour beetle
Paratenetus fuscus LeConte, 1850
Phaleria provincialis cypria Grimm, 1991
Phaleromela variegata Triplehorn, 1961
Philolithus (Glyptasida) sordidus LeConte, 1853
Platydema americana Laporte & Br..., 1831
Platydema excavata Say, 1824
Platydema ruficorne Sturm, 1870
Platydema ruficornis Sturm, 1826
Platydema subcostata Laporte & Br..., 1831
Scaphidema aeneola LeConte, 1850
Stenomorpha (Asidopsis) opaca Say, 1824
Stenomorpha olsoni Triplehorn &..., 2002
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) molitor Linnaeus, 1758Hardback Beetle
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) obscurus Fabricius, 1792Dark mealworm
Tribolium (Eusemostene) confusum Jacquelin du..., 1863Confused flour beetle
Tribolium (Tribolium) castaneum Herbst, 1797Bran bug.
Tribolium audax Halstead, 1968American black flour beetle
Tribolium destructor Uyttenboogaart, 1933Dark flour beetle
Upis ceramboides Linnaeus, 1758Roughened darkling beetle
Xylopinus aenescens LeConte, 1866

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in Alberta
SubfamilyAlleculinae
Laporte, 1840
Comb-clawed beetles
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoelometopinae
Lacordaire, 1859
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
8
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLagriinae
Latreille, 1825
Long-jointed bark beetles, Long-jointed Beetles
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
11
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenochiinae
Kirby, 1837
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
23
48
Genera
Species

Taxom



Tenebrionidae (Latreille 1802)
Tenebrionidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Tenebrionidae at artfakta.se
Tenebrionidae at dyntaxa.se
Tenebrionidae at gbif.org
Tenebrionidae at irmng.org
Tenebrionidae at itis.gov
Tenebrionidae at marinespecies.org