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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
98
2243
6022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
85
1986
5309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
45
1088
2022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
16
256
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
167
209
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
167 Genera with 209 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTUVZ
Adesmia Fischer von ..., 03SpeciesTaxom
Alobates Motschulsky, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Amathobius Gebien, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Amblychirus Koch, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Ametrocera Fåhraeus, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Amorphopoda Fåhraeus, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Anethas Jacobson, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Anomalipus Latreille, 18867SpeciesTaxom
Aphrotus Péringuey, 01SpeciesTaxom
Argasidius Péringuey, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Arthromacra Kirby, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Asbolius Haag-Rutenberg, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Asemogena Péringuey, 02SpeciesTaxom
Asida Latreille, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Asphaltesthes Kraatz, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Asyleptus Péringuey, 01SpeciesTaxom
Atrocrates Koch, 05SpeciesTaxom
Atropsorodes Ardoin, 03SpeciesTaxom
Bantodemus Koch, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Blaps Fabricius, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Blenosia Laporte de C..., 18061SpeciesTaxom
Bolitophagus Illiger, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Borboresthes Fairmaire, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Bradymerus Perroud & Mo..., 18211SpeciesTaxom
Byzacnus Pascoe, 01SpeciesTaxom
Caedius Blanchard, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Caenocrypticus Gebien, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Capidium Koch, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Carchares Pascoe, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ceropria Castelnau & ..., 1831
0SpeciesTaxom
Cimicia Fairmaire, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Claudegirardius Iwan, 1999
0SpeciesTaxom
Clitobius Mulsant & Rey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Coniontis Eschscholtz, 1821
0SpeciesTaxom
Cornopterus Koch, 1950
0SpeciesTaxom
Cossyphodes Westwood, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Cossyphodites Brauns, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Crypticanus Fairmaire, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochile Latreille, 06SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrothorus Solier, 1844
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyphostethe Marseul, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtomius Casey, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Decoriplus Louw, 1979
0SpeciesTaxom
Derolagria Borchmann, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Derosphaerius Westwood, 07SpeciesTaxom
Diaclina Jacquelin du..., 18701SpeciesTaxom
Dichtha Haag-Rutenbe..., 1871
White-legged Toktokkies0SpeciesTaxom
Diestesoma Péringuey, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Dysgena Mäklin, 02SpeciesTaxom
Echinotus Solier, 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Edrotes LeConte, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Eleodes Eschscholtz, 1824Clown bug1SpeciesTaxom
Emyon Gerstaecker, 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Epiphysa Dejean, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Erodius Fabricius, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Erycastus Fairmaire, 02SpeciesTaxom
Ethmus Haag-Rutenberg, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Euleantus Haag-Rutenberg, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Eupezus Blanchard, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Eurynotus Kirby, 019SpeciesTaxom
Eustolopus Gebien, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Eutochia LeConte, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Eviropodus Koch, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Geophanus Haag-Rutenberg, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Gnathocerus Thunberg, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Gnatocerus Thunberg, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Gonocephalum Solier, 18013SpeciesTaxom
Gonocnemis Thomson, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Gonopus Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Haemodus Gebien, 01SpeciesTaxom
Helibatus Mulsant, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Herpiscius Solier, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Hesseodes Ardoin, 01SpeciesTaxom
Himatismus Erichson, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Hirtograbies Koch, 1954
0SpeciesTaxom
Histrionotus Koch, 1955
0SpeciesTaxom
Hoplonyx Thomson, 02SpeciesTaxom
Horatoma Solier, 02SpeciesTaxom
Hypamarygmus Gebien, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Imatismus Dejean, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Isomira Mulsant, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Isopteron Hope, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Laena Dejean, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Lagria Fabricius, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Lampocrypticus1SpeciesTaxom
Latheticus Waterhouse, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Leichenum Dejean, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Leiochrodes Westwood, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Lepidochora Gebien, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Lopholagria Borchmann, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Luprops Hope, 01SpeciesTaxom
Lycanthropa Thomson, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Lystronychus Perty, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Machla Lichtenstein, 02SpeciesTaxom
Menederes Solier, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Metoponium Casey, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Metriopus Solier, 01SpeciesTaxom
Micrantereus Solier, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Microphligra Koch, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Misolampus Latreille, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Moluris Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Namaquacon1SpeciesTaxom
Nemanes Fairmaire, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoeutrapela Bousquet & B..., 2013
0SpeciesTaxom
Nycteropus Klug, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ograbies Péringuey, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Omolepta Fåhraeus, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Onymacris Allard, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Opatrum Fabricius, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Ossiporis Pascoe, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Oxura Kirby, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachynotelus Solier, 02SpeciesTaxom
Pachyphaleria Gebien, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Palorus Mulsant, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Paramarygmus Quedenfeldt, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Paramellops Andreae, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphylax Foerster, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Parastizopus Gebien, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Periloma Gebien, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Peristeptus Haag-Rutenberg, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaeotribon Kraatz, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaleria Latreille, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Phaleriderma Koch, 1954
0SpeciesTaxom
Phanerotoma Wesmael, 01SpeciesTaxom
Phanerotomea Koch, 1958
Helmet toktokkies0SpeciesTaxom
Phligra Laporte, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Physadesmia Penrith, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Physosterna Allard, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pimelia Fabricius, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Planostibes Gemminger, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Platyphanus Koch, 1952
0SpeciesTaxom
Platypsorodes Ardoin, 01SpeciesTaxom
Praogena Laporte de C..., 03SpeciesTaxom
Pristophilus Kolbe, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoseriscius Espa& 324;ol, 01SpeciesTaxom
Psilonycha Fåhraeus, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Pterodes Ardoin, 02SpeciesTaxom
Renatiella Koch, 1944
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhammatodes Haag-Rutenberg, 01SpeciesTaxom
Rytinota Johann Fried..., 1831
0SpeciesTaxom
Schelodontes Koch, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Schyzoschelus Koch, 1954
0SpeciesTaxom
Scleron Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Serrichora Koch, 1952
0SpeciesTaxom
Somaticus Hope, 1955False wireworms21SpeciesTaxom
Stenocara Solier, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Stenodesia Reitter, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenogonopus Gebien, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Sternocera Eschscholtz, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Stips Koch, 01SpeciesTaxom
Stipsostoma Koch, 1952
0SpeciesTaxom
Stizopus Erichson, 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Strongylium Kirby, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Tarsocnodes Gebien, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1782Indet. Mealworm Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Toxicum Latreille, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Toxocnema Olof Immanue..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Tragardhus Koch, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1933Flour beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopus Mulsant & Rey, 06SpeciesTaxom
Uloma Dejean, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Umslatus Péringuey, 02SpeciesTaxom
Vansonium Koch, 1950
0SpeciesTaxom
Vutsimus Péringuey, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Zophius De Brême, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Zophosis Latreille, 013SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
209 Species and 1 Subspecies
Adesmia goryi Solier, 1835
Adesmia porcata Fabricius, 1781
Adesmia torulosa
Alobates pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1775False Mealworm Beetle
Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797Leser Mealworm Beetle
Alphitobius laevigatus Fabricius, 1781Black fungus beetle
Anomalipus acutangulus Oertzen, 1897
Anomalipus carinatus Oertzen, 1897
Anomalipus dentipes Fabricius, 1794
Anomalipus elephas Fåhraeus, 1870
Anomalipus granocostatus Fairmaire, 1894
Anomalipus pauxillus Péringuey, 1904
Anomalipus sculpturatus Péringuey, 1886
Aphrotus tricorniger
Arthromacra aenea Say, 1824
Arthromacra entypodera Chen & X. Yang, 1997
Asemogena humilis
Asemogena simplex
Asida unigena Péringuey, 1899
Asyleptus fumosus
Atrocrates dentatus Iwan, 1998
Atrocrates evestigator Iwan, 1998
Atrocrates galbasi
Atrocrates matthewsi
Atrocrates pliskoi
Atropsorodes barnardi
Atropsorodes peringueyi
Atropsorodes subnitens
Bantodemus crassipes Thunberg, 1821
Blaps rufipes Thunberg, 1821
Blaps tibialis Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Blenosia exarata Quensel, 1806
Bolitophagus corticola Say, 1825
Bradymerus fuscipes Thunberg, 1821
Byzacnus capensis
Capidium bipunctatum Thunberg, 1821
Capidium striatula Thunberg, 1821
Carchares granulosa
Clitobius ovatus Erichson, 1843
Cossyphodes angolanus Basilewsky, 1952
Cossyphodes braunsi Andreae, 1961
Cossyphodites woodroofei Péringuey, 1885
Cryptochile echinata Fabricius, 1781
Cryptochile hessei
Cryptochile rotundior
Cryptochile seripennis
Cryptochile serrata
Cryptochile spinosa
Cyphostethe gigantea Koch, 1950
Derosphaerius antilope
Derosphaerius asperifrons
Derosphaerius cornutus
Derosphaerius kraatzi
Derosphaerius laticollis
Derosphaerius maxillosus
Derosphaerius seriepunctatus
Diaclina gracilis Fahraeus, 1870
Diestesoma pulchrum Péringuey, 1904
Dysgena capicola
Dysgena foveaticollis
Eleodes (Eleodes) hispilabris Say, 1824False wireworm
Epiphysa latisterna Koch, 1951
Erodius (Erodius) gibbus (Johann Chris..., 1775)⇒ Phylan gibbus Fabricius, 1775
Erodius muricatus Fabricius, 1798
Erycastus navicularis
Erycastus vicinus
Euleantus aequalipennis Péringuey, 1899
Eurynotus acutangulus
Eurynotus bablomontis
Eurynotus barnardi
Eurynotus caledonicus
Eurynotus capensis Fabricius, 1794
Eurynotus georgensis
Eurynotus gracilicornis
Eurynotus hessei
Eurynotus jouberti
Eurynotus kannemeyeri
Eurynotus lightfooti
Eurynotus monticola
Eurynotus mulsanti
Eurynotus rugiventris
Eurynotus sulcimareo
Eurynotus thornei
Eurynotus tuberculatus
Eurynotus vanhillei
Eurynotus visseri
Geophanus parvulus Pèr., 1908
Gnathocerus (Gnathocerus) cornutus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Gnatocerus cornutus Fabricius, 1798
Gnatocerus ruber (Thunberg, 1814)⇒ Gnatocerus cornutus Fabricius, 1798
Gonocephalum dermestoides Gerstaecker, 1871
Gonocephalum seriatum Boisduval, 1835Beetle
Gonocephalum simplex Fabricius, 1801Common ground beetle
Gonocnemis surcoufi Pic, 1928
Haemodus lutulenta
Helibatus morio Mulsant & Rey, 1859
Herpiscius damarinus Péringuey, 1904
Hesseodes dumbrodiana
Himatismus cyphostethipes
Himatismus vansoni Koch, 1950
Hoplonyx latus
Hoplonyx probus
Horatoma crenulata
Horatoma dutoiti
Imatismus fasciculatus Fabricius, 1798
Isomira quadristriata Couper, 1865
Laena luprops Kaszab, 1973
Lagria flava (Geoffroy, 1758)⇒ Glipa flava Fan & Yang, 1993
Lagria villosa (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Stenosis villosa C. Brisout d..., 1866
Lampocrypticus apicalis
Latheticus oryzae Waterhouse, 1880Long-headed Flour Beetle
Luprops namaquensis
Lystronychus scapularis Champion, 1888
Machla agrestis
Machla lita
Metriopus ruficornis
Micrantereus capicola Péringuey, 1904
Microphligra minuta Péringuey, 1904
Misolampus gibbulus Herbst, 1799
Moluris gibbosa Thunberg, 1787
Namaquacon australis
Nycteropus abbreviatus
Ograbies subdentatus Koch, 1951
Ograbies testaceus Solier, 1848
Onymacris paiva Haag, 1875
Onymacris plana Péringuey, 1886
Opatrum (Colpophorus) validum Rottenberg, 1871
Pachynotelus dimorphus Koch, 1952
Pachynotelus haagi
Pachyphaleria capensis Laporte de C..., 1840
Palorus subdepressus Wollaston, 1864Depressed flour beetle
Paraphylax ruficornis Cameron, 1906
Paraphylax tosquinetii Dalla Torre, 1902
Phaleria provincialis cypria Grimm, 1991
Phaleria pallida Lewis, 1894
Phaleria prolixa Fairmaire, 1869
Phanerotoma pertinax
Physadesmia bullata
Physadesmia globosa Haag, 1875
Physosterna armatipes
Pimelia (Amblyptera) scabrosa Solier, 1836
Platypsorodes guerini
Praogena affinis
Praogena capicola
Praogena timida
Pseudoseriscius skaifei
Pterodes asper
Pterodes granulipennis
Rhammatodes catarcta
Schelodontes dormitorius Iwan, 1998
Schelodontes terrenus Koch, 1956
Scleron ferrugineum Fabricius, 1801
Somaticus adventitus Péringuey, 1899
Somaticus albulus
Somaticus angustus Péringuey, 1886
Somaticus badeni Haag-Rutenberg, 1873
Somaticus barnardi Koch, 1955
Somaticus dimorphus Koch, 1955
Somaticus eremicola Koch, 1955
Somaticus georgensis Koch, 1955
Somaticus gracilipes Haag-Rutenberg, 1873
Somaticus gunvorae Koch, 1953
Somaticus hirtundo
Somaticus hirundo Koch, 1955
Somaticus impressicollis Péringuey, 1885
Somaticus kraatzi Haag-Rutenberg, 1873
Somaticus licinoides Haag-Rutenberg, 1873
Somaticus lightfooti
Somaticus nitens Péringuey, 1899
Somaticus nollothensis Koch, 1955
Somaticus rugosus Fabricius, 1781
Somaticus serratus Péringuey, 1885
Somaticus zinni Koch, 1955
Stenocara crenata Thunberg, 1787
Stenocara longipes Olivier, 1795
Stenocara velox (Péringuey, 1886)⇒ Cauricara velox Péringuey, 1888
Sternocera orissa Buquet, 1837Giant jewel beetle
Stips costata
Strongylium auratum Castelnau, 1840
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) molitor Linnaeus, 1758Hardback Beetle
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) obscurus Fabricius, 1792Dark mealworm
Tenebrio erodius Pallas, 1782
Toxicum capreolus Fairmaire, 1893
Toxocnema thornei
Tragardhus ewae Kamiński, 2017
Tribolium (Eusemostene) confusum Jacquelin du..., 1863Confused flour beetle
Tribolium (Tribolium) castaneum Herbst, 1797Bran bug.
Tribolium destructor Uyttenboogaart, 1933Dark flour beetle
Trigonopus capicola Mulsant & Rey, 1853
Trigonopus cochranae
Trigonopus elizabethae
Trigonopus politulus
Trigonopus tenebrosus
Trigonopus tibialis
Umslatus agilis
Umslatus tenuipes
Vutsimus praetorius Péringuey, 1899
Zophosis boei (Solier, 1834)⇒ Oculosis boei Solier, 1834
Zophosis devexa
Zophosis fairmairei
Zophosis frendecampe
Zophosis minuta Fabricius, 1775
Zophosis nitidisternalis
Zophosis orbicularis Deyrolle, 1872
Zophosis parentalis
Zophosis prona
Zophosis protodactyla
Zophosis punctata Brullé, 1832
Zophosis rufipennis
Zophosis terrasitis

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyAlleculinae
Laporte, 1840
Comb-clawed beetles
7
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoelometopinae
Lacordaire, 1859
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
8
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
58
82
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenochiinae
Kirby, 1837
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
65
90
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