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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region Ames (Athens County, Ohio, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
155
601
756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
155
601
756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
146
583
733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
103
472
610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
35
178
243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
32
142
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
17
91
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
4
17
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
12
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ames (Athens County)
12 Genera with 18 Species
Alobates Motschulsky, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Alphitophagus Stephens, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Blapstinus Sturm, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Bolitophagus Illiger, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Bolitotherus Candeze, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Cynaeus LeConte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Diaperis Geoffroy, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Neatus LeConte, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Neomida Mulsant, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Platydema Castelnau & ..., 19657SpeciesTaxom
Strongylium Kirby, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Xylopinus LeConte, 17951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ames (Athens County)
18 Species
Alobates pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1775False Mealworm Beetle
Alphitophagus bifasciatus Say, 1824Darkling beetle
Blapstinus metallicus Fabricius, 1801
Bolitophagus corticola Say, 1825
Bolitotherus cornutus Panzer, 1794Forked Fungus Beetle
Cynaeus angustus J. L. LeConte, 1851Larger black beetle
Diaperis maculatus Olivier, 1791Western mock orange
Neatus tenebrioides Palisot de B..., 1812
Neomida bicornis Fabricius, 1777Two-Horned Darkling Beetle
Platydema americana Laporte & Br..., 1831
Platydema elliptica Fabricius, 1798
Platydema excavata Say, 1824
Platydema ruficorne Sturm, 1870
Platydema ruficornis Sturm, 1826
Platydema subcostata Laporte & Br..., 1831
Platydema teleops Triplehorn, 1965
Strongylium tenuicolle Say, 1827
Xylopinus saperdoides Olivier, 1795

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in Ames (Athens County)
SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenochiinae
Kirby, 1837
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
5
5
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