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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2690
5936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
2687
5927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
2654
5866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
218
1990
4696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
58
707
1708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
578
1285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
26
236
400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
12
87
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
39
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Egypt
39 Genera with 50 Species
#ABCDEGHILMOPSTZ
Adelostoma Duponchel, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Adesmia Fischer von ..., 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Blaps Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Centorus Mulsant, 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Cheirodes Géné, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Clitobius Mulsant & Rey, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Dailognatha Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Edrotes LeConte, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Erodius Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Gonocephalum Solier, 18835SpeciesTaxom
Heliotaurus Mulsant, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Himatismus Erichson, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Imatismus Dejean, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Laena Dejean, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Mesostena Eschscholtz, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Microtelus Solier, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Morica Solier, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Mycetochara Berthold, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Opatroides Brullé, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Oxycara Solier, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachychila Eschscholtz, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Palorus Mulsant, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Phaleria Latreille, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Phanerotoma Wesmael, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Philhammus Fairmaire, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Phtora Germar, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Phylan Stephens, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pimelia Fabricius, 17759SpeciesTaxom
Prionotheca Dejean, 17952SpeciesTaxom
Pterolasia Solier, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Scaurus Fabricius, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Scelosodis Solier, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Scleron Hope, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sclerum Dejean, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sepidium Fabricius, 19145SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1782Indet. Mealworm Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Tentyrina Reitter, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Trachyderma Gravenhorst, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Zophosis Latreille, 18323SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
50 Species and 7 Subspecies
Adelostoma sulcatum Duponchel, 1827
Blaps polychresta Forskal, 1775Egyptian beetle
Cheirodes brevicollis Wollaston, 1864
Clitobius oblongiusculus Fairmaire, 1875
Erodius (Erodius) gibbus (Johann Chris..., 1775)⇒ Phylan gibbus Fabricius, 1775
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) affine Billberg, 1815
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) costatum (Brullé, 1832)⇒ Gonocephalum hispidocostatum Fairmaire, 1883
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) rusticum A. G. Olivier, 1811
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) setulosum Faldermann, 1837
Gonocephalum hispidocostatum Fairmaire, 1883
Himatismus villosus Haag-Rutenberg, 1870
Laena formaneki Schuster, 1916
Mesostena angustata Fabricius, 1775
Mesostena puncticollis Solier, 1835
Microtelus asiaticus Solier, 1838
Microtelus lethierryi Reiche, 1860
Morica grossa Linnaeus, 1767
Mycetochara longior Fairmaire, 1892
Opatroides punctulatus Brullé, 1832Darkling beetle
Pachychila (Pachychila) frioli Solier, 1835
Palorus ficicola Wollaston, 1867
Phaleria prolixa Fairmaire, 1869
Phanerotoma (Bracotritoma) masiana Fahringer, 1934
Phtora crenata (Germar, 1836)⇒ Clamoris crenata Mulsant, 1854
Phylan gibbus Fabricius, 1775
Pimelia (Melanostola) angulata Fabricius, 1775
Pimelia angulata angulata Fabricius, 1775
Pimelia angulata nilotica Senac, 1884
Pimelia (Piestotarsa) latreillei Solier, 1836
Pimelia (Piestotarsa) sericea A. G. Olivier, 1795
Pimelia (Pimelia) costata Waltl, 1835
Pimelia (Pimelia) grandis Klug, 1830
Pimelia (Pimelia) undulata Solier, 1836
Pimelia orbiculata Fabricius, 1775
Prionotheca coronata A. G. Olivier, 1795
Prionotheca coronata coronata Olivier, 1795
Pterolasia squalida Solier, 1836
Scaurus aegyptiacus aegyptiacus Solier, 1838
Scaurus carinatus carinatus Solier, 1838
Scaurus puncticollis puncticollis Solier, 1838
Scleron multistriatum Forskål, 1775
Sclerum orientale Fabricius, 1775
Sepidium dathan Crotch, 1872
Sepidium reichei Allard, 1870
Sepidium tricuspidatum Fabricius, 1775
Sepidium tricuspidatum tomentosum Erichson, 1841
Sepidium vietaeformis (Reitter, 1914)⇒ Tentyria vieta Faldermann, 1835
Tenebrio erodius Pallas, 1782
Tentyrina orbiculata Fabricius, 1775
Trachyderma (Trachyderma) hispida Forskal, 1775
Trachyderma philistina Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Zophosis (Zophosis) testudinaria (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Tarphius testudinalis Wollaston, 1854
Zophosis bicarinata Solier, 1834
Zophosis punctata Brullé, 1832

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in Egypt
SubfamilyAlleculinae
Laporte, 1840
Comb-clawed beetles
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
21
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
10
16
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