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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
232
1334
2478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
230
1330
2474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
222
1313
2455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
146
950
1876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
39
434
973
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
36
322
641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
12
90
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
4
19
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
10
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iraq
10 Genera with 11 Species
Adesmia Fischer von ..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Akis Herbst, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Belopus Gebien, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Corticeus Piller& Mitt..., 1921Darkling beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Mesostena Eschscholtz, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Opatroides Brullé, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Prionotheca Dejean, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Scaurus Fabricius, 01SpeciesTaxom
Sepidium Fabricius, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1782Indet. Mealworm Beetle2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iraq
11 Species and 2 Subspecies
Adesmia cancellata Klug, 1830
Akis subtricostata L. Redtenbacher, 1850
Belopus heydeni Zoufal, 1893
Corticeus ulomoides Blair, 1921
Mesostena puncticollis Solier, 1835
Opatroides punctulatus Brullé, 1832Darkling beetle
Prionotheca coronata ovalis Ancey, 1881
Scaurus puncticollis macricollis
Sepidium mesopotamicum Reitter, 1914
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) molitor Linnaeus, 1758Hardback Beetle
Tenebrio erodius Pallas, 1782

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in Iraq
SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
3
4
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