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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region Iowa City (Johnson County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
63
184
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
63
184
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
55
166
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
51
158
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
30
128
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
27
110
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
12
48
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
4
16
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
13
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iowa City
13 Genera with 15 Species
Alobates Motschulsky, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Alphitophagus Stephens, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Arthromacra Kirby, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Bolitotherus Candeze, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Diaperis Geoffroy, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Dioedus LeConte, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Merinus LeConte, 17951SpeciesTaxom
Neatus LeConte, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Neomida Mulsant, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Platydema Castelnau & ..., 18262SpeciesTaxom
Statira Audinet-Serv..., 18451SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1792Indet. Mealworm Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Uloma Dejean, 18701SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iowa City
15 Species
Alobates pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1775False Mealworm Beetle
Alphitophagus bifasciatus Say, 1824Darkling beetle
Arthromacra aenea Say, 1824
Bolitotherus cornutus Panzer, 1794Forked Fungus Beetle
Diaperis maculatus Olivier, 1791Western mock orange
Dioedus punctatus LeConte, 1866
Merinus laevis Olivier, 1795
Neatus tenebrioides Palisot de B..., 1812
Neomida bicornis Fabricius, 1777Two-Horned Darkling Beetle
Platydema excavata Say, 1824
Platydema ruficornis Sturm, 1826
Statira gagatina Melsheimer, 1845
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) molitor Linnaeus, 1758Hardback Beetle
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) obscurus Fabricius, 1792Dark mealworm
Uloma mentalis Horn, 1870

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in Iowa City
SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLagriinae
Latreille, 1825
Long-jointed bark beetles, Long-jointed Beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhrenapatinae
Solier, 1834
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenochiinae
Kirby, 1837
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
5
6
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