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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
12496
58285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
117
5048
26282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
106
4691
23833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
57
3149
14312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
18
194
588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
71
92
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
68 Genera with 92 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPSTUXZ
Acanthocamaria Gebien, 01SpeciesTaxom
Acropteron Perty, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Adelina Hesse, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Adelonia Laporte, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Alaetrinus Iwan, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Alegoria Castelnau, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Allecula Fabricius, 1787
0SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Amarygmus Dalman, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Anaedus Blanchard, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Blapida Perty, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Blaps Fabricius, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Calymmus Montrouzier, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Camaria Audinet-Serv..., 05SpeciesTaxom
Campsia Lepeletier &..., 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaetyllus Pascoe, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Corticeus Piller& Mitt..., 1999Darkling beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Cosmonota Blanchard, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Cteisa Solier, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Cuphotes Champion, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Cymatothes Dejean, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Diaperis Geoffroy, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Eleodes Eschscholtz, 1884Clown bug1SpeciesTaxom
Entomobalia Flores & Tri..., 2002
0SpeciesTaxom
Epitragus Latreille, 04SpeciesTaxom
Flabellostrongylium Maurice Pic, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Goniadera Perty, 18014SpeciesTaxom
Helops Fabricius, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Hicetaon Champion, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Hymenalia Mulsant, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Hymenorus Mulsant, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypogena Dejean, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Isicerdes Champion, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Lagria Fabricius, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Lelegeis Champion, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Lepidocnemeplatia Löbl & Merkl, 01SpeciesTaxom
Liodema Horn, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Lobometopon Casey, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Lobopoda Solier, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Lystronychus Perty, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Mylaris Pallas, 1781
0SpeciesTaxom
Neomida Mulsant, 18789SpeciesTaxom
Nilio Latreille, 18604SpeciesTaxom
Nilion Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Opatrinus Dejean, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Palorus Mulsant, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Paratenetus Spinola, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Paroeatus Gebien, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Peneta Lacordaire, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaleria Latreille, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Phanerotoma Wesmael, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Phobelius Blanchard, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Phrenapates Kirby, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Phymatestes Pascoe, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Platydema Castelnau & ..., 18317SpeciesTaxom
Poecilesthus Blanchard, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Scaurus Fabricius, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Scleron Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Scotobius Germar, 1824
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerotus Kirby, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilpnonotus Gray, 18895SpeciesTaxom
Strongylium Kirby, 19246SpeciesTaxom
Tauroceras Hope, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1792Indet. Mealworm Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Trichoton Hope, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Uloma Dejean, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Xystropus Solier, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Zophobas Dejean, 1775Blind click-beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
92 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthocamaria brunneopaca
Acropteron rugipes Champion, 1886
Adelina pallida Say, 1823
Adelonia filiformis Laporte, 1840
Alaetrinus moestus Mulsant & Rey, 1853
Alegoria dilatata Castelnau, 1840
Alphitobius laevigatus Fabricius, 1781Black fungus beetle
Amarygmus morio Fabricius, 1777
Anaedus punctatissimus Blanchard, 1843
Blapida pertyi Castelnau, 1840
Blapida spixi Castelnau, 1840
Blaps gigas Linnaeus, 1767
Camaria divaricata Gebien, 1917
Camaria egena
Camaria encausta Gebien, 1917
Camaria spinipes Pic, 1917
Camaria viduata
Corticeus abditus Bremer & Tri..., 1999
Corticeus notialis Bremer & Tri..., 1999
Cosmonota rubripennis Chevrolat, 1877
Cuphotes cinctus Olivier, 1795
Cuphotes sphacelatus Fabricius, 1801
Cymatothes nebulosus Fabricius, 1781
Diaperis coccinea Laporte de C..., 1840
Eleodes sulcatula Champion, 1884
Epitragus aurulentus Kirsch, 1866
Epitragus fuscus Latreille, 1804
Epitragus sallaei Champion, 1884
Epitragus spilmani
Flabellostrongylium atronitidum Pic, 1938
Goniadera dissipata Kirsch, 1866
Goniadera novemcostata Fairmaire, 1889
Goniadera oculata Champion, 1886
Goniadera repanda Fabricius, 1801
Helops serropalpus Thunberg, 1787
Hicetaon frontalis Champion, 1885
Hymenalia rufipes Fabricius, 1792
Hypogena biimpressa Latreille, 1833
Lagria tuberculata Fabricius, 1787
Lagria villosa (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Stenosis villosa C. Brisout d..., 1866
Lelegeis nigrifrons Chevrolat, 1878
Lepidocnemeplatia denticulata
Liodema maculata Fabricius, 1801
Liodema serricornis Bates, 1873
Neomida atricollis Pic, 1926
Neomida deltocera Triplehorn, 1994
Neomida distans Champion, 1886
Neomida hoffmanseggii Laporte de C..., 1831
Neomida luteonotata Pic, 1926
Neomida picea Laporte de C..., 1831
Neomida pogonocera Triplehorn, 1994
Neomida suilla Champion, 1896
Neomida vitula Chevrolat, 1878
Nilio lanatus Germar, 1824
Nilio pilosum Laporte de C..., 1840
Nilio rubrocastaneum Thomson, 1860
Nilio testaceum Thomson, 1860
Opatrinus clathratus Fabricius, 1792
Palorus ratzeburgii Wissmann, 1848Small-eyed Flour Beetle
Paratenetus punctulatus Champion, 1893
Phaleria provincialis cypria Grimm, 1991
Phaleria testacea Say, 1824
Phanerotoma straminea Viereck, 1913
Phanerotoma trivittata Brues, 1912
Phanerotoma vidua De Santis, 1975
Phymatestes brevicornis Lacordaire, 1859
Platydema cruenta Perty, 1830
Platydema erotyloides Chevrolat, 1878
Platydema guatemalensis Champion, 1886
Platydema immaculata Champion, 1886
Platydema quindecimmaculata Chevrolat, 1878
Platydema tibiale Chevrolat, 1878
Platydema transversa Laporte de C..., 1831
Scaurus miliaris Billberg, 1815
Scleron ferrugineum Fabricius, 1801
Stilpnonotus brasiliensis Thomson, 1861
Stilpnonotus cupripennis Pascoe, 1860
Stilpnonotus eurypiformis Gray, 1832
Stilpnonotus goyasensis Pic, 1915
Stilpnonotus postsignatus Fairmaire, 1889
Strongylium aurichalceum Germar, 1824
Strongylium azureum Germar, 1824
Strongylium chalcopterum Mäklin, 1864
Strongylium nobile Mäklin, 1864
Strongylium unicolor (Kulzer, 1966)⇒ Strongylium vertebrale Carter, 1924
Strongylium vertebrale Carter, 1924
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) obscurus Fabricius, 1792Dark mealworm
Trichoton cayennense Gebier, 1910
Uloma retusa Fabricius, 1801
Zophobas atratus Fabricius, 1775Darkling beetle

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in Brazil
SubfamilyAlleculinae
Laporte, 1840
Comb-clawed beetles
7
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoelometopinae
Lacordaire, 1859
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
9
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLagriinae
Latreille, 1825
Long-jointed bark beetles, Long-jointed Beetles
7
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNilioninae
Oken, 1843
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhrenapatinae
Solier, 1834
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
9
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenochiinae
Kirby, 1837
6
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
24
18
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