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


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		402
3659
9214		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		400
3654
9207		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		388
3626
9162		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		252
2792
7686		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans		65
952
2524		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags		61
811
1994		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
30
375
854		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles		9
133
425		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms		81
259		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Israel
81 Genera with 259 Species
#ABCDEGHILMOPRSTZ
Adelostoma Duponchel, 18273SpeciesTaxom
Adesmia Fischer von ..., 183015SpeciesTaxom
Akis Herbst, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Alphitophagus Stephens, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Ammobius Guérin-Ménev..., 18461SpeciesTaxom
Amnodeis Miller, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Anemia Laporte de C..., 1884Anemia fern2SpeciesTaxom
Arthrodeis Solier, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Asida Latreille, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Belopus Gebien, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Blaps Fabricius, 184822SpeciesTaxom
Boromorphus Wollaston, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Cabirutus Strand, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Calyptopsis Solier, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Catomus Allard, 19115SpeciesTaxom
Cephalostenus Solier, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Cheirodes Géné, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Cistelomorpha Redtenbacher, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Clitobius Mulsant & Rey, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Corticeus Piller& Mitt..., 1847Darkling beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Cossyphus Scopoli, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Crypticus Latreille, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Cteniopus Solier, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Cylindronotus Faldermann, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Dailognatha Eschscholtz, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Dendarus Latreille, 18578SpeciesTaxom
Diaclina Jacquelin du..., 17991SpeciesTaxom
Diaperis Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dichillus Jacquelin du..., 18815SpeciesTaxom
Dilamus Jacquelin du..., 18762SpeciesTaxom
Edrotes LeConte, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Erodius Fabricius, 183414SpeciesTaxom
Eurycaulus Fairmaire, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Eutagenia Reitter, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Gedeon Louis Reiche, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Gnatocerus Thunberg, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Gonocephalum Solier, 18238SpeciesTaxom
Helops Fabricius, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Himatismus Erichson, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Hionthis Miller, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Imatismus Dejean, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Laena Dejean, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Lagria Fabricius, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Latheticus Waterhouse, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Leichenum Dejean, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Menephilus Mulsant, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Mesomorphus Seidlitz, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Mesostena Eschscholtz, 18359SpeciesTaxom
Metaclisa Jacquelin du..., 18381SpeciesTaxom
Micipsa Lucas, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Microtelus Solier, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Morica Solier, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Mycetochara Berthold, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Omophlus Dejean, 18905SpeciesTaxom
Opatroides Brullé, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Opatropis Reitter, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Opatrum Fabricius, 18754SpeciesTaxom
Oxycara Solier, 18625SpeciesTaxom
Pachyscelis Solier, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Palorus Mulsant, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Phaleria Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pimelia Fabricius, 186121SpeciesTaxom
Platynosum Mulsant & Rey, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Podonta Mulsant, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Prionotheca Dejean, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Proscheimus Desbrochers, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Pterolasia Solier, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Raiboscelis Allard, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Scaurus Fabricius, 17953SpeciesTaxom
Scelosodis Solier, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Scleron Hope, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Sepidium Fabricius, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Stenosis Herbst, 18615SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1782Indet. Mealworm Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Tentyria Latreille, 18387SpeciesTaxom
Tentyrina Reitter, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Thriptera Solier, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Trachyderma Gravenhorst, 18575SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1933Flour beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Zophosis Latreille, 183212SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Israel
259 Species and 4 Subspecies
Adelostoma grande Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Adelostoma subtile Reitter, 1900
Adelostoma sulcatum Duponchel, 1827
Adesmia abbreviata Klug, 1830
Adesmia anthracina Klug, 1830
Adesmia bicarinata (Klug, 1830)⇒ Nesotes bibersoni Antoine, 1954
Adesmia cancellata Klug, 1830
Adesmia carinata Solier, 1835
Adesmia carmelitana (Reitter, 1916)⇒ Trigonopoda carmanicus Reichardt, 1936
Adesmia clathrata Solier, 1835
Adesmia cothurnata Forskal, 1775
Adesmia dilatata Klug, 1830
Adesmia metallica Klug, 1830
Adesmia monilis Klug, 1830
Adesmia montana Klug, 1830
Adesmia procera (Miller, 1861)⇒ Dailognatha probsti Picka, 1984
Adesmia syriaca Baudi di Selve, 1874
Adesmia ulcerosa Klug, 1830
Akis elevata Solier, 1837
Akis reflexa Fabricius, 1775
Akis subtricostata L. Redtenbacher, 1850
Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797Leser Mealworm Beetle
Alphitobius laevigatus Fabricius, 1781Black fungus beetle
Alphitobius ruficolor (Pic, 1925)⇒ Alphitobius laevigatum Fabricius, 1781
Alphitophagus bifasciatus Say, 1824Darkling beetle
Ammobius rufus Lucas, 1846
Amnodeis confluens Miller, 1858
Amnodeis gebieni Reitter, 1914
Amnodeis giganteus Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Anemia (Anemia) sardoa (Géné, 1839)⇒ Cheirodes sardous Géné, 1839
Anemia asperula Reitter, 1884
Arthrodeis cruciatus (Solier, 1834)⇒ Pelleas crotchii Wollaston, 1865
Arthrodeis rotundatus Solier, 1834
Asida (Asida) dejeani Solier, 1836
Belopus csikii Reitter, 1920
Blaps abbreviata (Ménétriés, 1836)⇒ Zophosis abbreviata Solier, 1834
Blaps barbara Solier, 1848
Blaps convexa (Fischer von ..., 1844)⇒ Pterocoma convexa Bates, 1879
Blaps cordicollis Solier, 1848
Blaps cribrosa Solier, 1848
Blaps gigas Linnaeus, 1767
Blaps judaeorum Miller, 1861
Blaps juliae Allard, 1880
Blaps kaifensis Seidlitz, 1893
Blaps laticollis (Solier, 1848)⇒ Probaticus laticollis Kuster, 1850
Blaps lethifera Marsham, 1802Darkling beetle
Blaps longula Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Blaps orbicollis (Motschulsky, 1845)⇒ Cephalostenus orbicollis Ménétriés, 1836
Blaps pharao Seidlitz, 1893
Blaps polychresta Forskal, 1775Egyptian beetle
Blaps requieni Solier, 1848
Blaps rotundata Solier, 1848
Blaps sulcata (Laporte de C..., 1840)⇒ Zophosis sulcata Deyrolle, 1867
Blaps taeniolata Ménétriés, 1832
Blaps tenuicollis Solier, 1848
Blaps tibialis Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Blaps wiedemanni Solier, 1848
Boromorphus libanicus Baudi di Selve, 1881
Cabirutus castaneus Reitter, 1904
Cabirutus obsoletus Baudi di Selve, 1881
Cabirutus simonis Reitter, 1904
Calyptopsis jeremias Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Calyptopsis solieri Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Catomus acutipennis Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Catomus fulvipes Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Catomus hesperides Reiche, 1861
Catomus lepidus Reitter, 1922
Catomus seidlitzi Gebien, 1911
Cephalostenus orbicollis Ménétriés, 1836
Cheirodes asperulus Reitter, 1884
Cheirodes sardous Géné, 1839
Cistelomorpha bina Fairmaire, 1899
Clitobius oblongiusculus Fairmaire, 1875
Corticeus fraxini Kugelann, 1794
Corticeus fusciventris Reitter, 1884
Corticeus rufulus (Rosenhauer, 1847)⇒ Corticeus suberis Lucas, 1846
Cossyphus (Cossyphus) moniliferus Chevrolat, 1833
Cossyphus rugosulus Peyron, 1854
Crypticus (Crypticus) gibbulus Quensel, 1806
Cteniopus gibbosus Baudi di Selve, 1877
Cylindronotus punctatus Allard, 1876
Dailognatha carceli Solier, 1835
Dailognatha crenata Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Dendarus calcaratus Baudi di Selve, 1881
Dendarus crassiusculus Mulsant & Rey, 1854
Dendarus impressus Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Dendarus pauper Mulsant & Rey, 1854
Dendarus piceus A. G. Olivier, 1811
Dendarus saginatus (Baudi di Selve, 1876)⇒ Laena sagarmatha Schawaller, 2002
Dendarus stygius Waltl, 1838
Dendarus syriacus Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Diaclina fagi Panzer, 1799
Diaperis boleti Linnaeus, 1758
Dichillus (Dichillocerus) pertusus Kiesenwetter, 1861
Dichillus crassicornis Reitter, 1916
Dichillus dolosus Reitter, 1886
Dichillus nitidulus Reitter, 1886
Dichillus unistriatus (Desbrochers ..., 1881)⇒ Nipponocis unipunctatus Nakane & Nob..., 1956
Dilamus laticollis Baudi di Selve, 1876
Dilamus obsoletus Baudi di Selve, 1876
Erodius (Eodirosis) quadrilineatus Kraatz, 1865
Erodius (Erodius) gibbus (Johann Chris..., 1775)⇒ Phylan gibbus Fabricius, 1775
Erodius costatus Solier, 1834
Erodius edomitus Koch, 1940
Erodius freyi Schuster, 1934
Erodius glabratus Solier, 1834
Erodius hebraicus Lillig, 1997
Erodius kneuckeri Andres, 1920
Erodius multicostis Reitter, 1914
Erodius octocostatus Peyerimhoff, 1907
Erodius opacus Kraatz, 1865
Erodius reichei Allard, 1875
Erodius rothi Koch, 1940
Erodius servillei Solier, 1834
Eurycaulus henoni Fairmaire, 1897
Eutagenia cribricollis Reitter, 1916
Eutagenia smyrnensis Solier, 1838
Eutagenia syriaca Reitter, 1889
Gedeon hierichonticus Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Gedeon parallelus Solier, 1836
Gnatocerus cornutus Fabricius, 1798Broad-horned Flour Beetle
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) costatum (Brullé, 1832)⇒ Gonocephalum hispidocostatum Fairmaire, 1883
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) perplexum Lucas, 1849
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) prolixum Erichson, 1843
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) rusticum A. G. Olivier, 1811
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) setulosum Faldermann, 1837
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) soricinum Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) strigosum Reiche, 1850
Gonocephalum inquinatum Sahlberg, 1823
Helops cyanipes Allard, 1877
Himatismus villosus Haag-Rutenberg, 1870
Hionthis heydeni Reitter, 1900
Hionthis saulcyi Reitter, 1900
Hionthis tentyrioides Miller, 1861
Laena ferruginea Küster, 1846
Laena longula Marseul, 1876
Lagria tenenbaumi Pic, 1929
Latheticus oryzae Waterhouse, 1880Long-headed Flour Beetle
Leichenum pulchellum (Lucas, 1846)⇒ Leichenum canaliculatum Fabricius, 1798
Menephilus cylindricus Herbst, 1784
Mesomorphus longulus Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Mesostena angustata Fabricius, 1775
Mesostena arabica Gestro, 1881
Mesostena gracilis (Peyerimhoff, 1907)⇒ Cordicollis gracilis Panzer, 1797
Mesostena laevicollis (Solier, 1835)⇒ Stenosis laevicollis Solier, 1838
Mesostena longicornis Kraatz, 1865
Mesostena nabathaea Peyerimhoff, 1907
Mesostena parvula Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Mesostena picea Kraatz, 1865
Mesostena puncticollis Solier, 1835
Metaclisa azurea Waltl, 1838
Micipsa batesi Haag-Rutenberg, 1875
Micipsa burtoni Baudi di Selve, 1881
Micipsa grandis (Kraatz, 1865)⇒ Trigonoscelis grandis Kraatz, 1865
Micipsa philistina Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Microtelus careniceps Reiche, 1857
Microtelus interstitialis Reitter, 1914
Microtelus limitis Reitter, 1914
Morica grossa Linnaeus, 1767
Mycetochara longior Fairmaire, 1892
Omophlus furca Seidlitz, 1896
Omophlus lucidus Kirsch, 1869
Omophlus ocularis Kirsch, 1869
Omophlus syriacus Mulsant, 1856
Omophlus tibialis (Reitter, 1890)⇒ Ditylus tibetanus Å vihla, 2005
Opatroides punctulatus Brullé, 1832Darkling beetle
Opatropis hispida Brullé, 1838
Opatrum (Opatrum) obesum A. G. Olivier, 1811
Opatrum (Opatrum) sabulosum Linnaeus, 1758
Opatrum geminatum Brullé, 1832
Opatrum libani Baudi, 1875
Oxycara hegetericum Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Oxycara laevigatum Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Oxycara peyerimhoffi Lillig, 2001
Oxycara pygmaeum Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Oxycara subcostatum Guérin-Ménev..., 1862
Pachyscelis (Parapachyscelis) villosa Drapiez, 1820
Pachyscelis crinita (Solier, 1836)⇒ Thriptera crinita Klug, 1830
Pachyscelis hirtella (Solier, 1836)⇒ Pimelia hirtella Senac, 1887
Pachyscelis rotundata Kraatz, 1865
Palorus ratzeburgi Wissmann, 1848Small-eyed flour beetle
Palorus ratzeburgii Wissmann, 1848Small-eyed Flour Beetle
Palorus subdepressus Wollaston, 1864Depressed flour beetle
Phaleria (Phaleria) acuminata Kuster, 1852
Pimelia (Camphonota) akbesiana Fairmaire, 1884
Pimelia (Homalopus) arabica Klug, 1830
Pimelia (Homalopus) nazarena Miller, 1861
Pimelia (Homalopus) nilotica Senac, 1884
Pimelia (Homalopus) subquadrata J. Sturm, 1826
Pimelia (Homalopus) theveneti Senac, 1880
Pimelia (Melanostola) angulata Fabricius, 1775
Pimelia angulata syriaca Senac, 1884
Pimelia (Melanostola) bajula Klug, 1830
Pimelia (Melanostola) derasa Klug, 1830
Pimelia (Melanostola) spinulosa Klug, 1830
Pimelia (Pimelia) barthelemyi Solier, 1836
Pimelia (Pimelia) bottae Senac, 1887
Pimelia (Pimelia) canescens Klug, 1830
Pimelia (Pimelia) grandis Klug, 1830
Pimelia (Pimelia) mittrei Solier, 1836
Pimelia aculeata (Klug, 1830)⇒ Gonocephalum acoriaceum M. Chujo, 1975
Pimelia nabathaea (Peyerimhoff, 1921)⇒ Euzonitis mzchetica Sumakov, 1929
Pimelia orbiculata Fabricius, 1775
Pimelia orientalis Senac, 1886
Pimelia prolongata Miller, 1861
Platynosum paulinae Mulsant & Rey, 1859
Platynosum zacheus J. R. Sahlberg, 1908
Prionotheca coronata A. G. Olivier, 1795
Prionotheca coronata freyi Bytinski-Salz, 1955
Proscheimus arabicus Desbrochers ..., 1881
Pterolasia squalida Solier, 1836
Raiboscelis azureus Brullé, 1832
Raiboscelis coelestinus Waltl, 1838
Raiboscelis eleodinus Reiche, 1861
Scaurus puncticollis Solier, 1838
Scaurus puncticollis puncticollis Solier, 1838
Scaurus tristis Olivier, 1795
Scelosodis castaneus Eschscholtz, 1831
Scleron humerosum Miller, 1861
Scleron multistriatum Forskål, 1775
Scleron orientale Fabricius, 1775
Sepidium dathan Crotch, 1872
Sepidium tricuspidatum Fabricius, 1775
Stenosis comata Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Stenosis dilutipes Reitter, 1887
Stenosis fulvipes Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Stenosis rhodica Koch, 1935
Stenosis sulcata Miller, 1861
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) molitor Linnaeus, 1758Hardback Beetle
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) obscurus Fabricius, 1792Dark mealworm
Tenebrio cadaverinus Fabricius, 1792
Tenebrio erodius Pallas, 1782
Tentyria collatina Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Tentyria discicollis Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Tentyria herculeana Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Tentyria laticollis Kraatz, 1865
Tentyria puncticeps Miller, 1861
Tentyria tessulata Tauscher, 1812
Tentyria wiedemanni Ménétriés, 1838
Tentyrina orbiculata Fabricius, 1775
Tentyrina orbiculata subsulcata Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Thriptera kraatzi Haag-Rutenberg, 1876
Thriptera sororcula Reitter, 1894
Trachyderma (Trachyderma) hispida Forskal, 1775
Trachyderma leprieuri (Allard, 1886)⇒ Sparedrus lepidus Å vihla, 2006
Trachyderma lima L. Petagna, 1819
Trachyderma philistina Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Trachyderma philistinum Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Tribolium (Eusemostene) confusum Jacquelin du..., 1863Confused flour beetle
Tribolium (Tribolium) castaneum Herbst, 1797Bran bug.
Tribolium destructor Uyttenboogaart, 1933Dark flour beetle
Zophosis aelanitica (Peyerimhoff, 1907)⇒ Meloe aegypytius Brandt & Eri..., 1832
Zophosis asiatica Miller, 1861
Zophosis bicarinata Solier, 1834
Zophosis carinata (Solier, 1834)⇒ Asida carinata Solier, 1836
Zophosis cognata Miller, 1861
Zophosis complanata Solier, 1834
Zophosis farinosa Blair, 1914
Zophosis orientalis (Deyrolle, 1867)⇒ Phylan orientalis Dajoz, 1985
Zophosis osmanlis (Deyrolle, 1867)⇒ Phaedis oshimensis Nakane, 1979
Zophosis personata Erichson, 1841
Zophosis plana Fabricius, 1775
Zophosis punctata Brullé, 1832

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in Israel
SubfamilyAlleculinae
Laporte, 1840
Comb-clawed beetles		5
8		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
6
8		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyLagriinae
Latreille, 1825
Long-jointed bark beetles, Long-jointed Beetles		4
6		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
33
143		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyStenochiinae
Kirby, 1837
1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
31
93		Genera
Species
Taxom



Tenebrionidae (Latreille 1802)
Tenebrionidae (Latreille 1802)


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Tenebrionidae at artfakta.se
Tenebrionidae at dyntaxa.se
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Tenebrionidae at marinespecies.org