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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
541
5937
17138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
538
5928
17128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
519
5861
16956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
363
4910
14671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
101
1507
4774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
93
1337
3814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
52
718
1771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
21
146
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
41
98
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Columbia
41 Genera with 98 Species
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Alphitobius Stephens, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Anomalipus Latreille, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Bius Mulsant, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Blapstinus Sturm, 18856SpeciesTaxom
Clamoris des Gozis, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Coelocnemis Mannerheim, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Coelus Eschscholtz, 1852Dune Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Coniontis Eschscholtz, 06SpeciesTaxom
Corticeus Piller& Mitt..., 1878Darkling beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Cynaeus LeConte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Eleates Casey, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Eleodes Eschscholtz, 1921Clown bug23SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotus LeConte, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Gnatocerus Thunberg, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Helops Fabricius, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Hymenorus Mulsant, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Iphthiminus Spilman, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Isomira Mulsant, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Laena Dejean, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Metaclisa Jacquelin du..., 18701SpeciesTaxom
Metoponium Casey, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Mycetochara Berthold, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Nalassus Mulsant, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Palorus Mulsant, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Paratenetus Spinola, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Phaleria Latreille, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Phaleromela Reitter, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Phanerotoma Wesmael, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Philolithus Lacordaire, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Phthora Dejean, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Platydema Castelnau & ..., 18574SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocistela Croctch, 18664SpeciesTaxom
Scaphidema Reitter, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Stenomorpha Solier, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Strongylium Kirby, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Teles Mulsant & Go..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1879Indet. Mealworm Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1933Flour beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Uloma Dejean, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Upis Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xylopinus LeConte, 17951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Columbia
98 Species and 4 Subspecies
Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797Leser Mealworm Beetle
Alphitobius laevigatus Fabricius, 1781Black fungus beetle
Anomalipus sculpturatus Péringuey, 1886
Bius estriatus LeConte, 1851
Blapstinus discolor Horn, 1870
Blapstinus gregalis Casey, 1890
Blapstinus hospes Casey, 1890
Blapstinus intermixtus Casey, 1890
Blapstinus pimalis Casey, 1885
Blapstinus substriatus Champion, 1885
Clamoris americana Horn, 1874
Coelocnemis columbiana
Coelocnemis dilaticollis (Mannerheim, 1843)⇒ Coelocnemis californica Mannerheim, 1843
Coelus ciliatus Eschscholtz, 1829Ciliate Dune Beetle
Coelus globosus Leconte, "1851", 1852Globose Dune Beetle
Coniontis eschscholtzii Mannerheim, 1840
Coniontis montana
Coniontis oblita
Coniontis ovalis LeConte, 1851
Coniontis parilis
Coniontis vancouveri
Corticeus praetermissus Fall, 1926Overlooked Darkling Beetle
Corticeus subopacus Wallis, 1933
Corticeus substriatus LeConte, 1878
Corticeus tenuis LeConte, 1878
Cynaeus angustus J. L. LeConte, 1851Larger black beetle
Eleates depressus Randall, 1838
Eleodes (Eleodes) hispilabris Say, 1824False wireworm
Eleodes hispilabris connexus LeConte, 1857
Eleodes obscurus sulcipennis Mannerheim, 1843
Eleodes carbonaria Say, 1824
Eleodes constricta LeConte, 1858
Eleodes cordata Eschscholtz, 1833
Eleodes granosa LeConte, 1866
Eleodes granulata LeConte, 1857
Eleodes humeralis LeConte, 1857
Eleodes hybrida Blaisdell, 1917
Eleodes manni Blaisdell, 1917
Eleodes nigrina LeConte, 1858
Eleodes novoverrucula Boddy, 1957
Eleodes nunenmacheri Blaisdell, 1918
Eleodes obscura Say, 1824
Eleodes pimelioides Mannerheim, 1843
Eleodes producta Mannerheim, 1843
Eleodes rotundipennis LeConte, 1857
Eleodes scabrosa Eschscholtz, 1833
Eleodes tenebrosa Horn, 1870
Eleodes tricostata Say, 1824
Eleodes vandykei Blaisdell, 1909
Eleodes vandykei modificatus Blaisdell, 1921
Glyptotus cribratus LeConte, 1858
Gnatocerus cornutus Fabricius, 1798Broad-horned Flour Beetle
Helops convexulus LeConte, 1861
Helops laetus LeConte, 1857
Helops pernitens LeConte, 1861
Helops pinguis Horn, 1894
Hymenorus caurinus Fall, 1931
Hymenorus megops Hatch, 1965
Hymenorus sinuatus Fall, 1931
Iphthiminus lewisii Horn, 1870
Iphthiminus salebrosus Casey, 1924
Iphthiminus serratus Mannerheim, 1843
Isomira comstocki Papp, 1956
Isomira variabilis Horn, 1875
Laena loricera Kaszab, 1973
Metaclisa marginalis Horn, 1870
Mycetochara analis LeConte, 1878
Mycetochara fraterna Say, 1824
Mycetochara procera Casey, 1891
Nalassus convexulus LeConte, 1861
Palorus ratzeburgi Wissmann, 1848Small-eyed flour beetle
Paratenetus fuscus LeConte, 1850
Phaleria provincialis cypria Grimm, 1991
Phaleromela globosa LeConte, 1857
Phaleromela variegata Triplehorn, 1961
Philolithus (Philolithus) densicollis Horn, 1894
Platydema americana Laporte & Br..., 1831
Platydema neglecta Triplehorn, 1965
Platydema oregonense LeConte, 1857
Platydema oregonensis LeConte, 1857
Pseudocistela marginata Ziegler, 1844
Pseudocistela opaca LeConte, 1859
Pseudocistela pectinata Hopping, 1933
Pseudocistela pinguis LeConte, 1866
Scaphidema aeneola LeConte, 1850
Stenomorpha oregonensis Casey, 1924
Strongylium tenuicolle Say, 1827
Teles ovalis
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) molitor Linnaeus, 1758Hardback Beetle
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) obscurus Fabricius, 1792Dark mealworm
Tenebrio primigenius S. H. Scudder, 1879
Tribolium (Eusemostene) confusum Jacquelin du..., 1863Confused flour beetle
Tribolium (Tribolium) castaneum Herbst, 1797Bran bug.
Tribolium (Tribolium) madens Charpentier, 1825Black flour beetle
Tribolium audax Halstead, 1968American black flour beetle
Tribolium brevicorne LeConte, 1859North American Flour Beetle
Tribolium destructor Uyttenboogaart, 1933Dark flour beetle
Uloma longula LeConte, 1861
Upis ceramboides Linnaeus, 1758Roughened darkling beetle
Xylopinus saperdoides Olivier, 1795

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in British Columbia
SubfamilyAlleculinae
Laporte, 1840
Comb-clawed beetles
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoelometopinae
Lacordaire, 1859
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
8
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLagriinae
Latreille, 1825
Long-jointed bark beetles, Long-jointed Beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhrenapatinae
Solier, 1834
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenochiinae
Kirby, 1837
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
15
53
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