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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region Cairns (Cape York Peninsula, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
292
1731
2719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
292
1731
2719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
276
1679
2638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
204
1434
2343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
70
675
1156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
65
582
998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
36
359
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
13
73
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
48
77
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cairns
48 Genera with 77 Species
#ABCDGHILMOPST
Adelium Kirby, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Amarygmus Dalman, 19138SpeciesTaxom
Androsus Gebien, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Apterotheca Gebien, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Bluops Carter, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Bradymerus Perroud & Mo..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Byrsax Pascoe, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Cardiothorax Motschulsky, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Casnonidea Fairmaire, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceropria Castelnau & ..., 18662SpeciesTaxom
Chalcopteroides Strand, 17757SpeciesTaxom
Chariotheca Pascoe, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Cyphaleus Westwood, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Derosphaerus Thomson, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Diaclina Jacquelin du..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Dicyrtodes Matthews, 1998
0SpeciesTaxom
Gonocephalum Solier, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Hemicyclus Westwood, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Homotrysis Pascoe, 02SpeciesTaxom
Isopteron Hope, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Isopteroplonyx Bremer, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Laena Dejean, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Lagria Fabricius, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Leichenum Dejean, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Leiochrodes Westwood, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Lepturidea Fauvel, 02SpeciesTaxom
Licinoma Pascoe, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Meneristes Pascoe, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Mesomorphus Seidlitz, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Metistete Pascoe, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Mychestes Pascoe, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Omolipus Pascoe, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Orcopagia Pascoe, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Ospidus Pascoe, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Palorus Mulsant, 18645SpeciesTaxom
Paraphanes MacLeay, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pentaphyllus Dejean, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Platydema Castelnau & ..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Platyphanes Westwood, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Promethis Pascoe, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolyprops Fairmaire, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Pterohelaeus Brême, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Stenolagria Merkl, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Strongylium Kirby, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonomenes Chevrolat, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Toxicum Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1797Flour beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cairns
77 Species
Adelium coeruleum Carter, 1906
Adelium cyaneum Carter, 1911
Adelium interruptum Carter, 1918
Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797Leser Mealworm Beetle
Alphitobius laevigatus Fabricius, 1781Black fungus beetle
Amarygmus bicolor Fabricius, 1775
Amarygmus carbo Carter, 1913
Amarygmus diaperioides Blackburn, 1889
Amarygmus erubescens Carter, 1914
Amarygmus minimus Carter, 1914
Amarygmus morio Fabricius, 1777
Amarygmus porosus Blackburn, 1893
Amarygmus tropicus Carter, 1913
Androsus varipennis Carter, 1925
Bluops verrucosus Carter, 1914
Bradymerus raucipennis Blackburn, 1892
Byrsax pinnaticollis Carter, 1914
Cardiothorax cylindricus Carter, 1911
Cardiothorax victoriae Carter, 1922
Ceropria maculata Gebien, 1911
Ceropria peregrina Pascoe, 1866
Chalcopteroides costatus Blackburn, 1899
Chalcopteroides cupreus Fabricius, 1775
Chalcopteroides exoletus Blackburn, 1893
Chalcopteroides gracilior Blackburn, 1893
Chalcopteroides proximus Blackburn, 1893
Chalcopteroides setosus Blackburn, 1892
Chalcopteroides smaragdulus Fabricius, 1775
Chariotheca planicollis Fairmaire, 1849
Cyphaleus imperialis Carter, 1908
Derosphaerus atroviridis MacLeay, 1887
Derosphaerus excisipes Carter, 1914
Diaclina nitida Carter, 1908
Gonocephalum hispidocostatum Fairmaire, 1883
Gonocephalum torridum Champion, 1894
Gonocephalum walkeri Champion, 1894False wireworm
Hemicyclus reaumuri Castelnau, 1840
Homotrysis rubicunda Carter, 1915
Homotrysis strongylioides
Isopteron triviale Erichson, 1842
Isopteroplonyx termitophilus Lea, 1910
Laena cardiothorax Kaszab, 1978
Lagria cyanea MacLeay, 1872
Leichenum canaliculatum Fabricius, 1798Madagascar Beetle
Leiochrodes suturalis Westwood, 1883
Lepturidea gracillima
Lepturidea tibialis
Licinoma nitida Pascoe, 1869
Meneristes porosus Carter, 1918
Mesomorphus darwini Blackburn, 1894
Mychestes ordinatus Carter, 1937
Omolipus cyaneipennis Champion, 1894
Orcopagia regularis Carter, 1914
Ospidus chrysomeloides Pascoe, 1866
Palorus grossi Halstead, 1967
Palorus intermedius Halstead, 1967
Palorus laxipunctus Fauvel, 1904
Palorus ratzeburgi Wissmann, 1848Small-eyed flour beetle
Palorus subdepressus Wollaston, 1864Depressed flour beetle
Paraphanes nitidus MacLeay, 1887
Pentaphyllus exilis Champion, 1894
Platydema sulcatopunctatum Carter, 1922
Platyphanes chalcopteroides Carter, 1913
Platyphanes clarki Carter, 1913
Platyphanes gibbosus Westwood, 1849
Platyphanes superbus Blackburn, 1894
Promethis carteri Kaszab, 1988
Pseudolyprops punctatus Carter, 1914
Pterohelaeus arcanus Pascoe, 1870
Pterohelaeus pusillus MacLeay, 1887
Stenolagria leai Borchmann, 1936
Strongylium costatissimum Kaszab, 1977
Strongylium vertebrale Carter, 1924
Tetragonomenes intercoxalis Kulzer, 1951
Tetragonomenes ruficornis Champion, 1894
Toxicum punctipenne Pascoe, 1866
Tribolium (Tribolium) castaneum Herbst, 1797Bran bug.

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCoelometopinae
Lacordaire, 1859
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLagriinae
Latreille, 1825
Long-jointed bark beetles, Long-jointed Beetles
11
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenochiinae
Kirby, 1837
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
21
45
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