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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
662
13883
55452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
420
10836
46964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
119
3716
17432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
111
3244
14513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
60
1629
5089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
22
190
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
49
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
49 Genera with 56 Species
#ABCEHILMNOPSTUX
Adamus Iwan, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Allecula Fabricius, 1787
0SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Androsus Gebien, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Azarelius Fairmaire, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Blaps Fabricius, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Bolitophagus Illiger, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Boromorphus Wollaston, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Camarimena Motschulsky, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Colpotinoides Kaszab, 1975
0SpeciesTaxom
Corticeus Piller& Mitt..., 1790Darkling beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cynaeus LeConte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Eleodes Eschscholtz, 1932Clown bug4SpeciesTaxom
Eremoecus Jean Théodor..., 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Eucolus Mulsant & Rey, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Himatismus Erichson, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Hymenorus Mulsant, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Indenicmosoma Ardoin, 1964
0SpeciesTaxom
Isomira Mulsant, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Laena Dejean, 199011SpeciesTaxom
Lagria Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Luprops Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Menearchus Carter, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesomorphus Seidlitz, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Microcrypticus Gebien, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Misolampidius Solsky, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Notocorax Dejean, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Odocnemis Allard, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Opatrum Fabricius, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Paratenetus Spinola, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Phanerotoma Wesmael, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Phylan Stephens, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Platycotylus Olliff, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Platydema Castelnau & ..., 18311SpeciesTaxom
Platynotus Fabricius, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Plesiophthalmus Motschoulsky, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Promethis Pascoe, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Spinamarygmus Pic, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenochinus Motschoulsky, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Sternocera Eschscholtz, 17587SpeciesTaxom
Strongylium Kirby, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1758Indet. Mealworm Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Tentyria Latreille, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Trachyscelis Latreille, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1797Flour beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Uloma Dejean, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ulomina Baudi di Selve, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Upis Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xanthalia Fairmaire, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
56 Species and 1 Subspecies
Adamus micrositoides Kaszab, 1975
Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797Leser Mealworm Beetle
Androsus cyanescens Pic, 1934
Azarelius singularis Wasmann, 1896
Blaps urophora Fairmaire, 1891
Bolitophagus reticulatus Linnaeus, 1767
Boromorphus armeniacus Reitter, 1889
Corticeus linearis Fabricius, 1790
Cynaeus angustus J. L. LeConte, 1851Larger black beetle
Eleodes brunnipes Casey, 1890
Eleodes nigrina LeConte, 1858
Eleodes novoverrucula Boddy, 1957
Eleodes patulicollis Blaisdell, 1932
Himatismus villosus Haag-Rutenberg, 1870
Isomira (Isomira) murina (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Thriptera murina Baudi di Selve, 1881
Isomira comstocki Papp, 1956
Laena bikhebhanjangensis (Masumoto, 1990)⇒ Anthicus biguttatus LaFerté-Séne..., 1849
Laena gairibasensis Masumoto, 1990
Laena kangchendzongensis Masumoto, 1990
Laena luprops Kaszab, 1973
Laena merkli Weise, 1883
Laena phithangensis Masumoto, 1990
Laena sakaii Masumoto, 1990
Laena sandakphuensis (Masumoto, 1990)⇒ Laena laevipennis Schuster, 1926
Laena shunichii (Masumoto, 1990)⇒ Aegialites shumshuensis Zerche, 2004
Laena singalilensis Masumoto, 1990
Laena vishnua Masumoto, 1990
Lagria (Lagria) hirta Linnaeus, 1758
Luprops tristis Fabricius, 1801Mupli beetle
Mesomorphus villiger Blanchard, 1853Beetle
Odocnemis recticollis Allard, 1876
Opatrum riparium Gerhardt, 1896
Paratenetus fuscus LeConte, 1850
Phanerotoma transcaspica Kokujev, 1902
Phylan viaticus Mulsant & Rey, 1854
Platydema subcostata Laporte & Br..., 1831
Platynotus striatus Fabricius, 1781
Promethis haagi Kaszab, 1988
Promethis oceanica Kaszab, 1988
Promethis sulcatipennis Kaszab, 1988
Stenochinus wakoi Masumoto & A..., 2002
Sternocera aequisignata E. Saunders, 1866
Sternocera chrysis Fabricius, 1775
Sternocera chrysis chrysis Fabricius, 1775
Sternocera diardii Gory, 1840
Sternocera laevigata Olivier, 1790
Sternocera pulchra Waterhouse, 1879
Sternocera sternicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Strongylium nakanei Masumoto, 1981
Strongylium phedongense Masumoto, 1998
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) molitor Linnaeus, 1758Hardback Beetle
Tentyria leptidea (Fairmaire, 1879)⇒ Pachyscelis leprosa Faldermann, 1837
Trachyscelis aphodioides Latreille, 1809
Tribolium (Tribolium) castaneum Herbst, 1797Bran bug.
Uloma heynei
Ulomina carinata Baudi di Selve, 1876
Upis ceramboides Linnaeus, 1758Roughened darkling beetle

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in India
SubfamilyAlleculinae
Laporte, 1840
Comb-clawed beetles
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoelometopinae
Lacordaire, 1859
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLagriinae
Latreille, 1825
Long-jointed bark beetles, Long-jointed Beetles
5
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenochiinae
Kirby, 1837
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
25
19
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