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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
5949
13945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
5944
13941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
568
5782
13587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
4710
11165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
97
1360
3111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
91
1198
2484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
49
746
1428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
17
129
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
57
79
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Illinois
57 Genera with 79 Species
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Adelonia Laporte, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Alaetrinus Iwan, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Alobates Motschulsky, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Alphitophagus Stephens, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Ammodonus Mulsant & Rey, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Anaedus Blanchard, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Andrimus Casey, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Androchirus LeConte, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Araeoschizus LeConte, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Arthromacra Kirby, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Blapstinus Sturm, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Bolitophagus Illiger, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Bolitotherus Candeze, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Capnochroa LeConte, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Centronopus Solier, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Cerenopus LeConte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Chromatia LeConte, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Cryptoglossa Solier, 1836
Death-feigning Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Diaperis Geoffroy, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Dioedus LeConte, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Edrotes LeConte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Eleates Casey, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Eleodes Eschscholtz, 1909Clown bug7SpeciesTaxom
Gnathocerus Thunberg, 18101SpeciesTaxom
Gnatocerus Thunberg, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Haplandrus LeConte, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Helops Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Hymenorus Mulsant, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Idiobates Casey, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Isomira Mulsant, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Lobopoda Solier, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Meracantha Kirby, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Merinus LeConte, 17951SpeciesTaxom
Mycetochara Berthold, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Neatus LeConte, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Neomida Mulsant, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Notibius LeConte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Opatrinus Dejean, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Paratenetus Spinola, 18443SpeciesTaxom
Pentaphyllus Dejean, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Phanerotoma Wesmael, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Platydema Castelnau & ..., 18318SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocistela Croctch, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidandrus LeConte, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Scleron Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Sitophagus Mulsant, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Statira Audinet-Serv..., 18451SpeciesTaxom
Stenomorpha Solier, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Strongylium Kirby, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Tarpela F. Bates, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1792Indet. Mealworm Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1797Flour beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Uloma Dejean, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Ulomina Baudi di Selve, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Xylopinus LeConte, 17951SpeciesTaxom
Zophobas Dejean, 1823Blind click-beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Illinois
79 Species
Alaetrinus minimus Palisot de B..., 1805
Alobates pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1775False Mealworm Beetle
Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797Leser Mealworm Beetle
Alphitophagus bifasciatus Say, 1824Darkling beetle
Ammodonus fossor LeConte, 1847
Anaedus brunneus Ziegler, 1844
Androchirus erythropus Kirby, 1837
Arthromacra aenea Say, 1824
Blapstinus metallicus Fabricius, 1801
Blapstinus moestus Melsheimer, 1846
Bolitophagus corticola Say, 1825
Bolitotherus cornutus Panzer, 1794Forked Fungus Beetle
Capnochroa fuliginosa Melsheimer, 1846
Centronopus calcaratus Fabricius, 1798
Cerenopus concolor LeConte, 1851
Chromatia amoena Say, 1824
Diaperis maculatus Olivier, 1791Western mock orange
Dioedus punctatus LeConte, 1866
Edrotes ventricosus LeConte, 1851
Eleates depressus Randall, 1838
Eleodes (Melaneleodes) rileyi Casey, 1891
Eleodes extricata Say, 1824
Eleodes longipilosa Horn, 1891
Eleodes nigrina LeConte, 1858
Eleodes obscura Say, 1824
Eleodes tricostata Say, 1824
Eleodes vandykei Blaisdell, 1909
Gnathocerus (Echocerus) maxillosus (Fabricius, 1810)⇒ Gnatocerus maxillosus Fabricius, 1801
Gnatocerus cornutus Fabricius, 1798Broad-horned Flour Beetle
Helops cisteloides Germar, 1824
Hymenorus communis LeConte, 1866
Hymenorus humeralis LeConte, 1866
Hymenorus obesus (Casey, 1891)⇒ Hymenorus pilosa Melsheimer, 1846
Idiobates castaneus Knoch, 1801
Isomira quadristriata Couper, 1865
Isomira sericea Drapiez, 1820
Isomira variabilis Horn, 1875
Lobopoda punctulata Melsheimer, 1846
Meracantha contracta Beauvois, 1805
Merinus laevis Olivier, 1795
Mycetochara foveata LeConte, 1866
Mycetochara fraterna Say, 1824
Neatus tenebrioides Palisot de B..., 1812
Neomida bicornis Fabricius, 1777Two-Horned Darkling Beetle
Notibius puberulus LeConte, 1851
Opatrinus minimus Beauvois, 1820
Paratenetus fuscus LeConte, 1850
Paratenetus gibbipennis Motschulsky, 1868
Paratenetus punctatus Spinola, 1844
Pentaphyllus pallidus LeConte, 1866
Platydema americana Laporte & Br..., 1831
Platydema elliptica Fabricius, 1798
Platydema erythrocera Laporte & Br..., 1831
Platydema excavata Say, 1824
Platydema laevipes Haldeman, 1848
Platydema ruficorne Sturm, 1870
Platydema ruficornis Sturm, 1826
Platydema subcostata Laporte & Br..., 1831
Pseudocistela brevis Say, 1824
Pseudocistela opaca LeConte, 1859
Rhipidandrus flabellicornis Sturm, 1826
Rhipidandrus paradoxus Beauvois, 1820
Scleron ferrugineum Fabricius, 1801
Sitophagus hololeptoides Laporte, 1840
Statira gagatina Melsheimer, 1845
Stenomorpha (Stethasida) obsoleta LeConte, 1851
Strongylium tenuicolle Say, 1827
Tarpela micans Fabricius, 1798
Tarpela venusta 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.
Uloma imberbis LeConte, 1866
Uloma impressa Melsheimer, 1846
Uloma punctulata LeConte, 1866
Xylopinus saperdoides Olivier, 1795
Zophobas atratus Fabricius, 1775Darkling beetle
Zophobas opacus Sahlberg, 1823

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in Illinois
SubfamilyAlleculinae
Laporte, 1840
Comb-clawed beetles
9
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoelometopinae
Lacordaire, 1859
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
8
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLagriinae
Latreille, 1825
Long-jointed bark beetles, Long-jointed Beetles
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhrenapatinae
Solier, 1834
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
5
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenochiinae
Kirby, 1837
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
24
37
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