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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region Chicago (Northern Illinois, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
226
1116
1610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
226
1116
1610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
214
1082
1553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
164
961
1404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
37
248
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
33
196
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
15
100
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
3
25
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
23
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Chicago
23 Genera with 28 Species
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Alobates Motschulsky, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Blapstinus Sturm, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Bolitotherus Candeze, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Centronopus Solier, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Diaperis Geoffroy, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Dioedus LeConte, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Eleates Casey, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Gnathocerus Thunberg, 18101SpeciesTaxom
Gnatocerus Thunberg, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Hymenorus Mulsant, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Isomira Mulsant, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Meracantha Kirby, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Mycetochara Berthold, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Neatus LeConte, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Neomida Mulsant, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Paratenetus Spinola, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Platydema Castelnau & ..., 18314SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocistela Croctch, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1792Indet. Mealworm Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1797Flour beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Xylopinus LeConte, 17951SpeciesTaxom
Zophobas Dejean, 1823Blind click-beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chicago
28 Species
Alobates pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1775False Mealworm Beetle
Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797Leser Mealworm Beetle
Blapstinus metallicus Fabricius, 1801
Blapstinus moestus Melsheimer, 1846
Bolitotherus cornutus Panzer, 1794Forked Fungus Beetle
Centronopus calcaratus Fabricius, 1798
Diaperis maculatus Olivier, 1791Western mock orange
Dioedus punctatus LeConte, 1866
Eleates depressus Randall, 1838
Gnathocerus (Echocerus) maxillosus (Fabricius, 1810)⇒ Gnatocerus maxillosus Fabricius, 1801
Gnatocerus cornutus Fabricius, 1798Broad-horned Flour Beetle
Meracantha contracta Beauvois, 1805
Mycetochara fraterna Say, 1824
Neatus tenebrioides Palisot de B..., 1812
Neomida bicornis Fabricius, 1777Two-Horned Darkling Beetle
Paratenetus fuscus LeConte, 1850
Platydema americana Laporte & Br..., 1831
Platydema excavata Say, 1824
Platydema ruficornis Sturm, 1826
Platydema subcostata Laporte & Br..., 1831
Pseudocistela brevis Say, 1824
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) molitor Linnaeus, 1758Hardback Beetle
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) obscurus Fabricius, 1792Dark mealworm
Tribolium (Eusemostene) confusum Jacquelin du..., 1863Confused flour beetle
Tribolium (Tribolium) castaneum Herbst, 1797Bran bug.
Xylopinus saperdoides Olivier, 1795
Zophobas atratus Fabricius, 1775Darkling beetle
Zophobas opacus Sahlberg, 1823

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in Chicago
SubfamilyAlleculinae
Laporte, 1840
Comb-clawed beetles
4
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLagriinae
Latreille, 1825
Long-jointed bark beetles, Long-jointed Beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhrenapatinae
Solier, 1834
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenochiinae
Kirby, 1837
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
11
15
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