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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
707
11317
47199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
704
11307
47184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
673
11100
46296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
448
9313
40244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
123
2766
12123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
113
2483
9810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
62
1379
4453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
23
268
794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
96
231
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
96 Genera with 231 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTUXZ
Alaetrinus Iwan, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Alobates Motschulsky, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Alphitophagus Stephens, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Amarygmus Dalman, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Ammodonus Mulsant & Rey, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Anaedus Blanchard, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Anchophthalmus Gerstaecker, 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Androchirus LeConte, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Anepsius LeConte, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Anomalipus Latreille, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Argoporis Horn, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Arthromacra Kirby, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Asidopsis Casey, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Bius Mulsant, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Blapstinus Sturm, 185112SpeciesTaxom
Bolitophagus Illiger, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Bolitotherus Candeze, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Capnochroa LeConte, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cardiothorax Motschulsky, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Centronopus Solier, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Chilometopon Horn, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Chromatia LeConte, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Clamoris des Gozis, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Coelocnemis Mannerheim, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Coelus Eschscholtz, 1852Dune Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Conibius LeConte, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Coniontis Eschscholtz, 06SpeciesTaxom
Corticeus Piller& Mitt..., 1846Darkling beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Cynaeus LeConte, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Diaperis Geoffroy, 17912SpeciesTaxom
Dioedus LeConte, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Eleates Casey, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Eleodes Eschscholtz, 1921Clown bug35SpeciesTaxom
Embaphion Say, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Ephalus LeConte, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Eusattus LeConte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Eutomus Forster, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Glyptasida Casey, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotus LeConte, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Gnatocerus Thunberg, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Gonopus Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Haplandrus LeConte, 17972SpeciesTaxom
Helops Fabricius, 18277SpeciesTaxom
Hymenochara Campbell, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Hymenorus Mulsant, 189114SpeciesTaxom
Hypophloeus Fabricius, 1790
0SpeciesTaxom
Idiobates Casey, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Iphthiminus Spilman, 18434SpeciesTaxom
Isomira Mulsant, 18759SpeciesTaxom
Laena Dejean, 19733SpeciesTaxom
Lagria Fabricius, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Latheticus Waterhouse, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Lobopoda Solier, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Mecysmus Horn, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Melanastus Casey, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Menephilus Mulsant, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Meracantha Kirby, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Merinus LeConte, 17951SpeciesTaxom
Mesostena Eschscholtz, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Metaclisa Jacquelin du..., 18701SpeciesTaxom
Metoponium Casey, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Mycetochara Berthold, 18916SpeciesTaxom
Myrmechixenus Chevrolat, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Nalassus Mulsant, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Neatus LeConte, 18123SpeciesTaxom
Neomida Mulsant, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Opatrinus Dejean, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Palorus Mulsant, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Paratenetus Spinola, 18444SpeciesTaxom
Pentaphyllus Dejean, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Phaleria Latreille, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Phaleromela Reitter, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Phanerotoma Wesmael, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Philolithus Lacordaire, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Phthora Dejean, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Platybolium Blair, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Platydema Castelnau & ..., 196512SpeciesTaxom
Prosodes Eschscholtz, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocistela Croctch, 18665SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidandrus LeConte, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Scaphidema Reitter, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Statira Audinet-Serv..., 18451SpeciesTaxom
Stenomorpha Solier, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Sternocera Eschscholtz, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Strongylium Kirby, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Tarpela F. Bates, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Teles Mulsant & Go..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1879Indet. Mealworm Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Tentyria Latreille, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1933Flour beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Trogloderus LeConte, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Uloma Dejean, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Upis Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xylopinus LeConte, 17954SpeciesTaxom
Zophobas Dejean, 1775Blind click-beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
231 Species and 9 Subspecies
Alaetrinus minimus Palisot de B..., 1805
Alobates pennsylvanica De Geer, 1775False Mealworm Beetle
Alobates pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1775False Mealworm Beetle
Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797Leser Mealworm Beetle
Alphitobius laevigatus Fabricius, 1781Black fungus beetle
Alphitophagus bifasciatus Say, 1824Darkling beetle
Amarygmus morio Fabricius, 1777
Ammodonus fossor LeConte, 1847
Anaedus brunneus Ziegler, 1844
Androchirus erythropus Kirby, 1837
Anepsius montanus Casey, 1891
Anomalipus acutangulus Oertzen, 1897
Anomalipus carinatus Oertzen, 1897
Anomalipus sculpturatus Péringuey, 1886
Argoporis bicolor LeConte, 1851
Arthromacra aenea Say, 1824
Arthromacra aenea aenea
Arthromacra minuta Masumoto, 1988
Asidopsis opaca Say, 1824
Asidopsis polita Say, 1824
Bius estriatus LeConte, 1851
Blapstinus discolor Horn, 1870
Blapstinus gregalis Casey, 1890
Blapstinus hospes Casey, 1890
Blapstinus intermixtus Casey, 1890
Blapstinus interruptus Say, 1823
Blapstinus longulus LeConte, 1851
Blapstinus metallicus Fabricius, 1801
Blapstinus moestus Melsheimer, 1846
Blapstinus pimalis Casey, 1885
Blapstinus pratensis LeConte, 1859
Blapstinus substriatus Champion, 1885
Blapstinus sulcatus LeConte, 1851
Bolitophagus corticola Say, 1825
Bolitotherus cornutus Panzer, 1794Forked Fungus Beetle
Capnochroa fuliginosa Melsheimer, 1846
Cardiothorax politicollis Bates, 1879
Cardiothorax regularis Carter, 1920
Centronopus calcaratus Fabricius, 1798
Chilometopon abnorme Horn, 1870
Chromatia amoena Say, 1824
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
Conibius opacus LeConte, 1866
Coniontis eschscholtzii Mannerheim, 1840
Coniontis montana
Coniontis oblita
Coniontis ovalis LeConte, 1851
Coniontis parilis
Coniontis vancouveri
Corticeus parallelus Melsheimer, 1846
Corticeus praetermissus Fall, 1926Overlooked Darkling Beetle
Corticeus subopacus Wallis, 1933
Corticeus substriatus LeConte, 1878
Corticeus tenuis LeConte, 1878
Corticeus thoracicus Melsheimer, 1846
Cynaeus angustatus
Cynaeus angustus J. L. LeConte, 1851Larger black beetle
Cynaeus depressus Horn, 1870
Diaperis maculata Olivier, 1791Darkling Beetle
Diaperis maculatus Olivier, 1791Western mock orange
Dioedus punctatus LeConte, 1866
Eleates depressus Randall, 1838
Eleodes (Cratidus) osculans LeConte, 1851Wooly darkling beetle
Eleodes (Eleodes) hispilabris Say, 1824False wireworm
Eleodes hispilabris connexus LeConte, 1857
Eleodes hispilabris hispilabris
Eleodes obscurus sulcipennis Mannerheim, 1843
Eleodes (Eleodes) suturalis Say, 1824False wireworm
Eleodes extricatus convexinotus Thomas, 2005
Eleodes extricatus extricatus
Eleodes acuticauda LeConte, 1851
Eleodes armata LeConte, 1851
Eleodes carbonaria Say, 1824
Eleodes consobrina LeConte, 1851
Eleodes constricta LeConte, 1858
Eleodes cordata Eschscholtz, 1833
Eleodes extricata Say, 1824
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 obsoletus
Eleodes opaca Say, 1824Plains false wireworm
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 tuberculata (Eschscholtz, 1833)⇒ Eleodes papillosa Blaisdell, 1917
Eleodes vandykei Blaisdell, 1909
Eleodes vandykei modificatus Blaisdell, 1921
Embaphion muricatum Say, 1824
Ephalus latimanus LeConte, 1854
Eusattus muricatus LeConte, 1851
Eutomus lecythus Walker, 1849
Glyptasida sordida LeConte, 1853
Glyptotus cribratus LeConte, 1858
Gnatocerus cornutus Fabricius, 1798Broad-horned Flour Beetle
Haplandrus concolor LeConte, 1866
Haplandrus fulvipes Herbst, 1797
Helops aeneus (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Amarygmus morio Fabricius, 1777
Helops blandi Bousquet & B..., 2012
Helops convexulus LeConte, 1861
Helops laetus LeConte, 1857
Helops pernitens LeConte, 1861
Helops pinguis Horn, 1894
Helops politus Say, 1827
Hymenochara rufipes LeConte, 1824
Hymenorus caurinus Fall, 1931
Hymenorus discretus Casey, 1891
Hymenorus dubius Fall, 1931
Hymenorus megops Hatch, 1965
Hymenorus melsheimeri Casey, 1891
Hymenorus molestus Fall, 1931
Hymenorus niger Melsheimer, 1846
Hymenorus nitidipennis Casey, 1891
Hymenorus obesus (Casey, 1891)⇒ Hymenorus pilosa Melsheimer, 1846
Hymenorus picipennis Casey, 1891
Hymenorus pilosa Melsheimer, 1846
Hymenorus pilosus Melsheimer, 1846
Hymenorus sinuatus Fall, 1931
Hymenorus sobrinus Casey, 1891
Idiobates castaneus Knoch, 1801
Iphthiminus lewisii Horn, 1870
Iphthiminus opacus LeConte, 1866
Iphthiminus salebrosus Casey, 1924
Iphthiminus serratus Mannerheim, 1843
Isomira angusta Casey, 1891
Isomira comstocki Papp, 1956
Isomira iowensis Casey, 1891
Isomira oblongula Casey, 1891
Isomira pulla Melsheimer, 1846
Isomira quadristriata Couper, 1865
Isomira sericea Drapiez, 1820
Isomira valida Schwarz, 1878
Isomira variabilis Horn, 1875
Laena cardiothorax Kaszab, 1978
Laena formaneki Schuster, 1916
Laena loricera Kaszab, 1973
Lagria gressitti Merkl, 1988
Latheticus oryzae Waterhouse, 1880Long-headed Flour Beetle
Lobopoda nigrans Melsheimer, 1846
Mecysmus laticollis Casey, 1890
Melanastus acutus Horn, 1870
Menephilus cylindricus Herbst, 1784
Meracantha contracta Beauvois, 1805
Merinus laevis Olivier, 1795
Mesostena sericea Fairmaire, 1884
Metaclisa marginalis Horn, 1870
Mycetochara analis LeConte, 1878
Mycetochara bicolor Couper, 1865
Mycetochara binotata Say, 1824
Mycetochara foveata LeConte, 1866
Mycetochara fraterna Say, 1824
Mycetochara procera Casey, 1891
Nalassus convexulus LeConte, 1861
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Goeze, 1777
Neatus picipes Herbst, 1797
Neatus tenebriodes
Neatus tenebrioides Palisot de B..., 1812
Neomida bicornis Fabricius, 1777Two-Horned Darkling Beetle
Opatrinus clathratus Fabricius, 1792
Opatrinus minimus Beauvois, 1820
Palorus ratzeburgi Wissmann, 1848Small-eyed flour beetle
Palorus subdepressus Wollaston, 1864Depressed flour beetle
Paratenetus exutus Bousquet & B..., 2014
Paratenetus fuscus LeConte, 1850
Paratenetus gibbipennis Motschulsky, 1868
Paratenetus punctatus Spinola, 1844
Pentaphyllus pallidus LeConte, 1866
Pentaphyllus testaceus Hellwig, 1792
Phaleria provincialis cypria Grimm, 1991
Phaleromela globosa LeConte, 1857
Phaleromela variegata Triplehorn, 1961
Philolithus (Glyptasida) sordidus LeConte, 1853
Philolithus (Philolithus) densicollis Horn, 1894
Platydema americana Laporte & Br..., 1831
Platydema americanum Castelnau, 1831
Platydema elliptica Fabricius, 1798
Platydema excavata Say, 1824
Platydema neglecta Triplehorn, 1965
Platydema oregonense LeConte, 1857
Platydema oregonensis LeConte, 1857
Platydema ruficorne Sturm, 1870
Platydema ruficornis Sturm, 1826
Platydema subcostata Laporte & Br..., 1831
Platydema subcostatum Castelnau, 1870
Platydema teleops Triplehorn, 1965
Prosodes infida G. S. Medvedev, 1995
Pseudocistela brevis Say, 1824
Pseudocistela marginata Ziegler, 1844
Pseudocistela opaca LeConte, 1859
Pseudocistela pectinata Hopping, 1933
Pseudocistela pinguis LeConte, 1866
Rhipidandrus flabellicornis Sturm, 1826
Rhipidandrus paradoxus Beauvois, 1820
Scaphidema aeneola LeConte, 1850
Statira gagatina Melsheimer, 1845
Stenomorpha (Asidopsis) opaca Say, 1824
Stenomorpha olsoni Triplehorn &..., 2002
Stenomorpha oregonensis Casey, 1924
Sternocera chrysis chrysis Fabricius, 1775
Strongylium tenuicolle Say, 1827
Tarpela micans Fabricius, 1798
Teles ovalis
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) molitor Linnaeus, 1758Hardback Beetle
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) obscurus Fabricius, 1792Dark mealworm
Tenebrio calculensis S. H. Scudder, 1895
Tenebrio primigenius S. H. Scudder, 1879
Tentyria leptidea (Fairmaire, 1879)⇒ Pachyscelis leprosa Faldermann, 1837
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
Trogloderus nevadus La Rivers, 1943
Uloma impressa Melsheimer, 1846
Uloma longula LeConte, 1861
Uloma mentalis Horn, 1870
Upis ceramboides Linnaeus, 1758Roughened darkling beetle
Xylopinus aenescens LeConte, 1866
Xylopinus saperdiodes
Xylopinus saperdoides Olivier, 1795
Xylopinus saperioides Olivier, 1795
Zophobas atratus Fabricius, 1775Darkling beetle

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in Canada
SubfamilyAlleculinae
Laporte, 1840
Comb-clawed beetles
9
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoelometopinae
Lacordaire, 1859
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
14
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLagriinae
Latreille, 1825
Long-jointed bark beetles, Long-jointed Beetles
7
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhrenapatinae
Solier, 1834
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
15
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenochiinae
Kirby, 1837
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
41
108
Genera
Species

Taxom



Tenebrionidae (Latreille 1802)
Tenebrionidae (Latreille 1802)


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