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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region Elgin County (Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
364
2265
3389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
363
2263
3387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
2194
3250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
241
1835
2817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
72
572
905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
67
494
719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
34
271
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
12
52
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
28
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Elgin County
28 Genera with 32 Species
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Alobates Motschulsky, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Alphitophagus Stephens, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Anaedus Blanchard, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Arthromacra Kirby, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Blapstinus Sturm, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Corticeus Piller& Mitt..., 1926Darkling beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cynaeus LeConte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Diaperis Geoffroy, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Dioedus LeConte, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Gnatocerus Thunberg, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Hymenorus Mulsant, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Idiobates Casey, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Isomira Mulsant, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Menephilus Mulsant, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Meracantha Kirby, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Neatus LeConte, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Neomida Mulsant, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Opatrinus Dejean, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Paratenetus Spinola, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pentaphyllus Dejean, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Phaleria Latreille, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Platydema Castelnau & ..., 18313SpeciesTaxom
Strongylium Kirby, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1792Indet. Mealworm Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1825Flour beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Uloma Dejean, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Upis Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Elgin County
32 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alobates pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1775False Mealworm Beetle
Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797Leser Mealworm Beetle
Alphitophagus bifasciatus Say, 1824Darkling beetle
Anaedus brunneus Ziegler, 1844
Arthromacra aenea Say, 1824
Blapstinus metallicus Fabricius, 1801
Corticeus praetermissus Fall, 1926Overlooked Darkling Beetle
Cynaeus angustus J. L. LeConte, 1851Larger black beetle
Diaperis maculatus Olivier, 1791Western mock orange
Dioedus punctatus LeConte, 1866
Gnatocerus cornutus Fabricius, 1798Broad-horned Flour Beetle
Idiobates castaneus Knoch, 1801
Isomira pulla Melsheimer, 1846
Menephilus cylindricus Herbst, 1784
Meracantha contracta Beauvois, 1805
Neatus tenebrioides Palisot de B..., 1812
Neomida bicornis Fabricius, 1777Two-Horned Darkling Beetle
Opatrinus minimus Beauvois, 1820
Paratenetus fuscus LeConte, 1850
Pentaphyllus testaceus Hellwig, 1792
Phaleria provincialis cypria Grimm, 1991
Platydema excavata Say, 1824
Platydema ruficornis Sturm, 1826
Platydema subcostata Laporte & Br..., 1831
Strongylium tenuicolle Say, 1827
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.
Tribolium (Tribolium) madens Charpentier, 1825Black flour beetle
Uloma mentalis Horn, 1870
Upis ceramboides Linnaeus, 1758Roughened darkling beetle

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCoelometopinae
Lacordaire, 1859
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
9
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLagriinae
Latreille, 1825
Long-jointed bark beetles, Long-jointed Beetles
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhrenapatinae
Solier, 1834
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenochiinae
Kirby, 1837
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
11
14
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