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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region Canary Islands (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
381
2981
6495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
2975
6484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
367
2934
6427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
240
2370
5408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
73
851
2246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
69
737
1898
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
38
428
1055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
11
85
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
50
132
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canary Islands
50 Genera with 132 Species
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Akis Herbst, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Arthrodeis Solier, 183811SpeciesTaxom
Blaps Fabricius, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Boromorphus Wollaston, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Cheirodes Géné, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Clitobius Mulsant & Rey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Cnemeplatia Costa, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Corticeus Piller& Mitt..., 1799Darkling beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Cossyphodes Westwood, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cossyphus Scopoli, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Crypticus Latreille, 18646SpeciesTaxom
Diaperis Geoffroy, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Dilamus Jacquelin du..., 18831SpeciesTaxom
Edrotes LeConte, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Falsocaedius Espa& 324;ol, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Gnathocerus Thunberg, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Gnatocerus Thunberg, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Gonocephalum Solier, 18116SpeciesTaxom
Hegeter Latreille, 183524SpeciesTaxom
Latheticus Waterhouse, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Lyphia Mulsant & Rey, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Melanochrus Wollaston, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Melansis Wollaston, 20003SpeciesTaxom
Melasmana Strand, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Myrmechixenus Chevrolat, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Nesotes Allard, 183817SpeciesTaxom
Oreomelasma Espa& 324;ol, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Oxycarops Edmund Reitter, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Paivaea Wollaston, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Palorus Mulsant, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Pelleas Bates, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Phaleria Latreille, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Phthora Dejean, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Phtora Germar, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Pimelia Fabricius, 183815SpeciesTaxom
Platydema Castelnau & ..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoseriscius Espa& 324;ol, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotalpophila Reitter, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Scaurus Fabricius, 17712SpeciesTaxom
Scleron Hope, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Sclerum Dejean, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Stenosis Herbst, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1792Indet. Mealworm Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Tentyria Latreille, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Trachyscelis Latreille, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1933Flour beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Uyttenboogaartia Koch, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Xanthomus Mulsant, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Zophosis Latreille, 18342SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canary Islands
132 Species and 9 Subspecies
Akis acuminata Fabricius, 1787
Akis elongata Brullé, 1832
Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797Leser Mealworm Beetle
Alphitobius laevigatus Fabricius, 1781Black fungus beetle
Arthrodeis byrrhoides Wollaston, 1864
Arthrodeis costifrons Wollaston, 1864
Arthrodeis curtus Brullé, 1838
Arthrodeis emarginatus Wollaston, 1864
Arthrodeis geotrupoides Wollaston, 1864
Arthrodeis inflatus Wollaston, 1864
Arthrodeis malleatus Wollaston, 1864
Arthrodeis obesus Brullé, 1838
Arthrodeis punctulatus Wollaston, 1864
Arthrodeis subciliatus Wollaston, 1864
Arthrodeis subcostatus Brullé, 1838
Blaps alternans Brullé, 1838
Blaps gigas Linnaeus, 1767
Boromorphus parvus Wollaston, 1864
Cheirodes brevicollis Wollaston, 1864
Cheirodes sardous Géné, 1839
Clitobius ovatus Erichson, 1843
Cnemeplatia laticeps Wollaston, 1857
Corticeus glaber LeConte, 1878
Corticeus pini Panzer, 1799
Cossyphodes wollastonii Westwood, 1851
Cossyphus (Cossyphus) moniliferus Chevrolat, 1833
Crypticus fernandezi Español, 1954
Crypticus gomerensis Oromí, 1978
Crypticus minutus Brullé, 1838
Crypticus navicularis Brullé, 1838
Crypticus nitidulus Wollaston, 1865
Crypticus oblongulus Wollaston, 1864
Diaperis maculatus Olivier, 1791Western mock orange
Dilamus planicollis Fairmaire, 1883
Falsocaedius fossulatus Escalera, 1914
Gnathocerus (Echocerus) maxillosus (Fabricius, 1810)⇒ Gnatocerus maxillosus Fabricius, 1801
Gnathocerus (Gnathocerus) cornutus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Gnatocerus cornutus Fabricius, 1798
Gnatocerus cornutus Fabricius, 1798Broad-horned Flour Beetle
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) affine Billberg, 1815
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) merensi Uyttenboogaart, 1929
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) oblitum Wollaston, 1864
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) patruele Erichson, 1843
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) prolixum Erichson, 1843
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) rusticum A. G. Olivier, 1811
Hegeter abbreviatus Brullé, 1838
Hegeter amaroides Solier, 1835
Hegeter brevicollis Brullé, 1838
Hegeter brevicornis Har. Lindberg, 1953
Hegeter costipennis Wollaston, 1864
Hegeter deyrollei Wollaston, 1864
Hegeter excisus Har. Lindberg, 1950
Hegeter fernandezi Español, 1957
Hegeter glaber Brullé, 1838
Hegeter gomerensis Wollaston, 1864
Hegeter gonzalezi Español, 1957
Hegeter grancanariensis Har. Lindberg, 1950
Hegeter impressus Brullé, 1838
Hegeter intercedens Har. Lindberg, 1950
Hegeter latebricola Wollaston, 1854
Hegeter lateralis Brullé, 1838
Hegeter pilicifrons Wollaston, 1964
Hegeter politus Heer, 1850
Hegeter proximus Har. Lindberg, 1950
Hegeter subrotundatus Wollaston, 1864
Hegeter tenuipunctatus Brullé, 1838
Hegeter transversus Brullé, 1838
Hegeter tristis Fabricius, 1792
Hegeter webbianus Heineken, 1835
Latheticus oryzae Waterhouse, 1880Long-headed Flour Beetle
Lyphia angusta Lucas, 1849Darkling beetle
Melanochrus blairi Uyttenboogaart, 1929
Melanochrus lacordairei Wollaston, 1864
Melansis costata Brullé, 1838
Melansis kaszabi J. Ferrer, 1992
Melansis reyesi Gancia & Oromi, 2000
Melasmana lineata Brullé, 1838
Myrmechixenus vaporariorum Guérin-Ménev..., 1843Darkling beetle
Nesotes aethiops Wollaston, 1864
Nesotes altivagans Wollaston, 1864
Nesotes aterrima Wollaston, 1864
Nesotes conformis Gemminger, 1870
Nesotes congesta Wollaston, 1864
Nesotes elliptipennis Wollaston, 1864
Nesotes fuscula Wollaston, 1864
Nesotes gomerensis Wollaston, 1965
Nesotes helleri Reitter, 1922
Nesotes lindbergi Español, 1962
Nesotes marseuli Wollaston, 1865
Nesotes picescens Wollaston, 1864
Nesotes piliger Har. Lindberg, 1953
Nesotes porrecta Wollaston, 1864
Nesotes quadrata Brullé, 1838
Nesotes tenuipunctata Lindberg, 1950
Nesotes transversa Brullé, 1838
Oreomelasma oromii Español, 1975
Oxycarops fuscipes Brullé, 1838
Paivaea hispida Brullé, 1838
Palorus euphorbiae Wollaston, 1862
Palorus ratzeburgi Wissmann, 1848Small-eyed flour beetle
Palorus subdepressus Wollaston, 1864Depressed flour beetle
Pelleas crotchi Wollaston, 1865
Phaleria atlantica Fauvel, 1899
Phaleria ornata (Wollaston, 1864)⇒ Trachypholis ornata Grouvelle, 1911
Phthora angusta Wollaston, 1861
Phtora reitteri Seidlitz, 1894
Pimelia (Aphanaspis) estevezi Oromí, 1990
Pimelia (Aphanaspis) fernandezlopezi Machado, 1979
Pimelia (Aphanaspis) granulicollis Wollaston, 1864
Pimelia (Pimelia) ascendens Wollaston, 1864
Pimelia (Pimelia) canariensis Brullé, 1838
Pimelia (Pimelia) laevigata Brullé, 1838
Pimelia laevigata costipennis Wollaston, 1864
Pimelia laevigata laevigata Brullé, 1838
Pimelia laevigata validipes Wollaston, 1864
Pimelia (Pimelia) lutaria Brullé, 1838
Pimelia radula oromii Violas, 1994
Pimelia radula radula Solier, 1836
Pimelia sparsa albohumeralis Lindberg, 1950
Pimelia sparsa serrimargo Wollaston, 1864
Pimelia sparsa sparsa Brullé, 1838
Platydema antennata Laporte, 0
Pseudoseriscius fonti Escalera, 1923
Scaurus punctatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Scaurus uncinus Forster, 1771
Scaurus uncinus Forster, 1771
Scleron asperulum Wollaston, 1864
Sclerum armatum Waltl, 1835
Stenosis canariensis Franz, 1990
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) obscurus Fabricius, 1792Dark mealworm
Tentyria interrupta Latreille, 1807
Trachyscelis aphodioides Latreille, 1809
Tribolium (Eusemostene) confusum Jacquelin du..., 1863Confused flour beetle
Tribolium (Tribolium) castaneum Herbst, 1797Bran bug.
Tribolium destructor Uyttenboogaart, 1933Dark flour beetle
Uyttenboogaartia cribricollis Brullé, 1838
Uyttenboogaartia inaequalis Wollaston, 1864
Uyttenboogaartia punctipennis Wollaston, 1864
Xanthomus pellucidus Mulsant & Rey, 1856
Zophosis bicarinata Solier, 1834
Zophosis bicarinata bicarinata Solier, 1834

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in Canary Islands
SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
12
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
14
55
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
21
54
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