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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1928
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
47
658
1476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
43
537
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
20
243
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
5
56
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
38
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Botswana
38 Genera with 50 Species
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Adesmia Fischer von ..., 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Anchophthalmus Gerstaecker, 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Anomalipus Latreille, 18704SpeciesTaxom
Aptila Fåhraeus, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Bombocnodulus Koch, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Caedius Blanchard, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Decoriplus Louw, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Diaclina Jacquelin du..., 18701SpeciesTaxom
Dichtha Haag-Rutenbe..., 1871
White-legged Toktokkies0SpeciesTaxom
Distretus Haag-Rutenberg, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Echinotus Solier, 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Emmallus Wilhelm Ferd..., 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Ethmus Haag-Rutenberg, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Geophanus Haag-Rutenberg, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Gonocephalum Solier, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Gonopus Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Helibatus Mulsant, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Himatismus Erichson, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Hoplonyx Thomson, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Machla Lichtenstein, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Metriopus Solier, 01SpeciesTaxom
Micrantereus Solier, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Ocnodes Fåhraeus, 19528SpeciesTaxom
Oculosis Penrith, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Paramarygmus Quedenfeldt, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Peristeptus Haag-Rutenberg, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Philhammus Fairmaire, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Praogena Laporte de C..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Pterostichula Koch, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Renatiella Koch, 1944
0SpeciesTaxom
Somaticus Hope, 1873False wireworms11SpeciesTaxom
Stenethmus Gebien, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Sternocera Eschscholtz, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Stizopus Erichson, 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Stridulomus Koch, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Tarsocnodes Gebien, 19528SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopus Mulsant & Rey, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Zophosis Latreille, 02SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
50 Species and 6 Subspecies
Anomalipus acutangulus Oertzen, 1897
Anomalipus carinatus Oertzen, 1897
Anomalipus elephas Fåhraeus, 1870
Anomalipus elephas elephas Fåhraeus, 1870
Aptila costata Fåhraeus, 1870
Bombocnodulus crinicollis Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Decoriplus hieroglyphicus Haag-Rutenberg, 1871
Decoriplus pictus Haag, 1871
Diaclina gracilis Fahraeus, 1870
Ethmus latus Haag, 1873
Ethmus plicatus Müller, 1887
Gonocephalum simplex Fabricius, 1801Common ground beetle
Helibatus morio Mulsant & Rey, 1859
Himatismus vansoni Koch, 1950
Metriopus platynotus
Micrantereus carinatus
Micrantereus longipes Fåhraeus, 1870
Ocnodes congruens Péringuey, 1899
Ocnodes imitator Péringuey, 1899
Ocnodes mixtus Haag-Rutenberg, 1871
Ocnodes scabricollis Gerstaecker, 1854
Ocnodes scabricollis griqua Koch, 1952
Ocnodes semiscabrum Haag-Rutenberg, 1871
Ocnodes vexator Péringuey, 1899
Ocnodes virago Koch, 1952
Oculosis boei Solier, 1834
Praogena ditissimus
Pterostichula kung Koch, 1952
Somaticus aeneus Solier, 1843
Somaticus angulatus Fåhraeus, 1870False wireworm
Somaticus bohemani Haag-Rutenberg, 1873
Somaticus brucki Haag-Rutenberg, 1873
Somaticus cinctus Haag-Rutenberg, 1873
Somaticus distinctus Péringuey, 1892
Somaticus geniculatus hessei Koch, 1955
Somaticus hispidus Hesse, 1935
Somaticus rugulosicollis Hesse, 1935
Somaticus tentyrioides Haag-Rutenberg, 1873
Somaticus terricola setulosus Haag-Rutenberg, 1873
Stenethmus tentyriiniformis Hesse, 1935
Sternocera orissa Buquet, 1837Giant jewel beetle
Sternocera orissa luctifera Klug, 1855
Sternocera orissa orissa Buquet, 1837
Stridulomus sulcicollis Péringuey, 1885
Tarsocnodes compressitarsis Müller, 1887
Tarsocnodes errans Péringuey, 1892
Tarsocnodes laevipennis Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tarsocnodes molossa Haag-Rutenberg, 1871
Tarsocnodes prozeskyorum Penrith, 1986
Tarsocnodes rugicollis Gebien, 1920
Tarsocnodes tarsalis Haag-Rutenberg, 1871
Tarsocnodes vernayi Koch, 1952
Zophosis boei (Solier, 1834)⇒ Oculosis boei Solier, 1834
Zophosis vernayi

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in Botswana
SubfamilyCoelometopinae
Lacordaire, 1859
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
21
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
14
9
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