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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
685
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
43
256
383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
40
227
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
19
131
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
6
40
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
27
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Peninsula
27 Genera with 22 Species
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Alobates Motschulsky, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Anethas Jacobson, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Atrocrates Koch, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Bantodemus Koch, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Blaps Fabricius, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Blenosia Laporte de C..., 18061SpeciesTaxom
Borboresthes Fairmaire, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Bradymerus Perroud & Mo..., 18211SpeciesTaxom
Capidium Koch, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochile Latreille, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Edrotes LeConte, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Erodius Fabricius, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Eurynotus Kirby, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Gnatocerus Thunberg, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Gonocephalum Solier, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Misolampus Latreille, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Moluris Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Opatrum Fabricius, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Phanerotomea Koch, 1958
Helmet toktokkies0SpeciesTaxom
Phligra Laporte, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Physosterna Allard, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Pimelia Fabricius, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Somaticus Hope, 1781False wireworms1SpeciesTaxom
Stenocara Solier, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1782Indet. Mealworm Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Zophius De Brême, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Zophosis Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
22 Species
Alobates pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1775False Mealworm Beetle
Bantodemus crassipes Thunberg, 1821
Blaps rufipes Thunberg, 1821
Blaps tibialis Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Blenosia exarata Quensel, 1806
Bradymerus fuscipes Thunberg, 1821
Capidium bipunctatum Thunberg, 1821
Capidium striatula Thunberg, 1821
Cryptochile echinata Fabricius, 1781
Erodius (Erodius) gibbus (Johann Chris..., 1775)⇒ Phylan gibbus Fabricius, 1775
Erodius muricatus Fabricius, 1798
Eurynotus capensis Fabricius, 1794
Gnatocerus ruber (Thunberg, 1814)⇒ Gnatocerus cornutus Fabricius, 1798
Gonocephalum seriatum Boisduval, 1835Beetle
Misolampus gibbulus Herbst, 1799
Moluris gibbosa Thunberg, 1787
Opatrum (Colpophorus) validum Rottenberg, 1871
Pimelia (Amblyptera) scabrosa Solier, 1836
Somaticus rugosus Fabricius, 1781
Stenocara crenata Thunberg, 1787
Tenebrio erodius Pallas, 1782
Zophosis minuta Fabricius, 1775

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
SubfamilyAlleculinae
Laporte, 1840
Comb-clawed beetles
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoelometopinae
Lacordaire, 1859
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
12
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
11
10
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