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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region Japan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
696
12064
41018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
693
12055
41003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
664
11905
40649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
434
9807
35125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
130
3704
14154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
119
3331
11800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
64
1976
5419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
20
367
950
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
126
208
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Japan
126 Genera with 208 Species
#ABCDEGHIKLMNOPSTU
Ades Guérin-Ménev..., 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Ainu Lewis, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Allecula Fabricius, 18728SpeciesTaxom
Allophylax Bedel, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Alphasida de la Escalera, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Alphitophagus Stephens, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Amarygmus Dalman, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Andocamaria Masumoto, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Anisostira Borchmann, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Archaeoglenes Broun, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Arthromacra Kirby, 200511SpeciesTaxom
Atasthalomorpha Miyatake, 1964
0SpeciesTaxom
Basanus Lacordaire, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Bioramix Bates, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Boletoxenus Motschulsky, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Bolitonaeus Lewis, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Bolitophagiella Miyatake, 1964
0SpeciesTaxom
Bolitophagus Illiger, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Bolitotrogus Miyatake, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Borboresthes Fairmaire, 19884SpeciesTaxom
Bradymerus Perroud & Mo..., 19572SpeciesTaxom
Byrsax Pascoe, 19705SpeciesTaxom
Caedius Blanchard, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Campsiomorpha Pic, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Casnonidea Fairmaire, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Catapiestus Perty, 1831
0SpeciesTaxom
Catomus Allard, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Cerogria Borchmann, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceropria Castelnau & ..., 18191SpeciesTaxom
Cistelomorpha Redtenbacher, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Corticeus Piller& Mitt..., 1894Darkling beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cryphaeus Klug, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Crypsis Waterhouse, 1946Pricklegrass1SpeciesTaxom
Crypticus Latreille, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Cteniopinus Seidlitz, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Derispia Lewis, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Derosphaerus Thomson, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Diaclina Jacquelin du..., 20031SpeciesTaxom
Diaperis Geoffroy, 03SpeciesTaxom
Dicraeosis Gebien, 04SpeciesTaxom
Diphyrrhynchus Fairmaire, 19463SpeciesTaxom
Elixota Pascoe, 01SpeciesTaxom
Emypsara Pascoe, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Enanea Lewis, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Entomogonus Solier, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Eucrossoscelis Nakane, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Euhemicera Ando, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Eutochia LeConte, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Gnathocerus Thunberg, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Gnatocerus Thunberg, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Gnesis Pascoe, 02SpeciesTaxom
Gonocephalum Solier, 19529SpeciesTaxom
Gunarus Gozis, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Helops Fabricius, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Hemicera Laporte & Br..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Heterotarsus Latreille, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Homotrysis Pascoe, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Hymenalia Mulsant, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Hymenorus Mulsant, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypophloeus Fabricius, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Idisia Pascoe, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Ischnodactylus Chevrolat, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Isomira Mulsant, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Kaszaba Matthews & D..., 19141SpeciesTaxom
Laena Dejean, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Lagria Fabricius, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Latheticus Waterhouse, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Leiochrinus Westwood, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Leiochrodes Westwood, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Leptoscapha Fairmaire, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Lorelus Sharp, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Luprops Hope, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Macrolagria Lewis, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Menephiloides Fujiyama, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Menephilus Mulsant, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Menimus Sharp, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Mesomorphus Seidlitz, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Mesostena Eschscholtz, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Metaclisa Jacquelin du..., 19681SpeciesTaxom
Metistete Pascoe, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Micropedinus Lewis, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Misolampidius Solsky, 19686SpeciesTaxom
Mycetochara Berthold, 1827
0SpeciesTaxom
Neatus LeConte, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Nemostira Fairmaire, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Oedemutes Pascoe, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Palorus Mulsant, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Parabolitophagus Miyatake, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Paramisolampidius Nakane, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Paraphylax Foerster, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pentaohyllus1SpeciesTaxom
Pentaphyllus Dejean, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Phaedis Pascoe, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Phaleria Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaleromela Reitter, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Phanerotoma Wesmael, 18164SpeciesTaxom
Phelopatrum Marseul, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Phthora Dejean, 01SpeciesTaxom
Plamius Fairmaire, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Platydema Castelnau & ..., 195613SpeciesTaxom
Plesiophthalmus Motschoulsky, 03SpeciesTaxom
Promethis Pascoe, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Prometis1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonautes Fairmaire, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoogeton Masumoto, 1989
0SpeciesTaxom
Sakaiomenimus Ando, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Scaphidema Reitter, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Schizomma Gebien, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Schweinfurthia Andres, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Spiloscapha Bates, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Stenochinus Motschoulsky, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Stenophanes Simon Martyn..., 18761SpeciesTaxom
Sternocera Eschscholtz, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Strongylium Kirby, 20055SpeciesTaxom
Talanus Mäklin, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Tarpela F. Bates, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1797Indet. Mealworm Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Tentyria Latreille, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonomenes Chevrolat, 19684SpeciesTaxom
Toxicum Latreille, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Trachyscelis Latreille, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1963Flour beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Uloma Dejean, 18219SpeciesTaxom
Ulomina Baudi di Selve, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Ulomoides Blackburn, 19292SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
208 Species and 6 Subspecies
Ainu masumotoi Nakane, 1968
Allecula amamiensis Maeda & Nakane, 1988
Allecula bilamellata Marseul, 1876
Allecula fuliginosa Maklin, 1875
Allecula fuscipennis (Blessig, 1861)⇒ Homotrysis cisteloides Newman, 1838
Allecula kurinoensis Maeda & Nakane, 1988
Allecula ohshimana Maeda & Nakane, 1988
Allecula ontakensis Maeda & Nakane, 1988
Allecula punctipennis (MacLeay, 1872)⇒ Metistete punctipennis MacLeay, 1872
Allophylax undulatus Mulsant & Rey, 1854
Alphasida leperina Reitter, 1917
Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797Leser Mealworm Beetle
Alphitobius laevigatus Fabricius, 1781Black fungus beetle
Alphitophagus bifasciatus Say, 1824Darkling beetle
Amarygmus callichromus (Fairmaire, 1897)⇒ Amarygmus cuprarius Weber, 1801
Amarygmus cuprarius Weber, 1801
Andocamaria formosana Pic, 1930
Anisostira abnormipes (Borchmann, 1912)⇒ Cerogria abnormicornis Borchmann, 1942
Anisostira rugipennis Lewis, 1896
Archaeoglenes orientalis Sasaji, 1983
Arthromacra flavipes Nakane, 1994
Arthromacra kinodai Nakane, 1997
Arthromacra kyushuensis Nakane, 1997
Arthromacra majuscula Nakane, 1994
Arthromacra narukawai Imasaka, 2005
Arthromacra okiana Imasaka, 2005
Arthromacra oodaigahara Imasaka, 2005
Arthromacra shiraishii Imasaka, 2005
Arthromacra takahashii Imasaka, 2005
Arthromacra tana Saito, 1995
Arthromacra vakushimana Imasaka, 2005
Basanus fukudai Nakane, 1968
Basanus tsushimensis M. Chujo, 1963
Bioramix nagquana Meng & Ren, 2005
Bolitophagus reticulatus Linnaeus, 1767
Bolitotrogus kurosonis Miyatake, 1964
Borboresthes amamianus Maeda & Nakane, 1988
Borboresthes cruralis Marseul, 1876
Borboresthes fuliginosus Fairmaire, 1897
Borboresthes kabirensis Maeda & Nakane, 1988
Bradymerus clathratus Shaufuss, 1887
Bradymerus kondoi Kulzer, 1957
Byrsax kaszabi Miyatake, 1970
Byrsax nishinoi Akita & Masu..., 2012
Byrsax spiniceps Lewis, 1894
Byrsax takakuwai Akita & Masu..., 2012
Byrsax tsushimensis Miyatake, 1970
Casnonidea occipitalis Borchmann, 1912
Catomus antennatus Bogatchev, 1963
Ceropria induta Wiedemann, 1819
Cistelomorpha bina Fairmaire, 1899
Corticeus gentilis Lewis, 1894
Cryphaeus satoi Kaszab, 1964
Crypsis ruficollis Kaszab, 1946
Crypticus impunctatus Théry, 1932
Cteniopinus hypocrita Marseul, 1876
Cteniopinus iriomotensis Nakane, 1968
Cteniopinus iyonis Kono, 1930
Derispia amamiana Miyatake, 1961
Derispia japonicola Miyatake, 1961
Diaclina plagiata Masumoto, 2003
Diaperis lewisi Gebien, 1913
Diaperis lewisi intersecta Gebien, 1913
Diaperis lewisi lewisi
Dicraeosis carinatus
Dicraeosis meshimanus
Dicraeosis oshimanus
Dicraeosis yonagunianus
Diphyrrhynchus iriomotensis M. T. Chujo, 1966
Diphyrrhynchus oharensis Nakane, 1973
Diphyrrhynchus shibatai Kaszab, 1946
Elixota iridicollis
Enanea yakushimana Nakane, 1984
Entomogonus saphyrinus Allard, 1876
Eucrossoscelis broscosomoides Nakane, 1963
Euhemicera pulchra Hope, 1842
Euhemicera sakishimensis Chujo, 1978
Euhemicera shibatai Ando, 1997
Eutochia lateralis Boheman, 1858Darkling beetle
Gnathocerus (Gnathocerus) cornutus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Gnatocerus cornutus Fabricius, 1798
Gnatocerus cornutus Fabricius, 1798Broad-horned Flour Beetle
Gnesis helopioides Masumoto, 1981
Gnesis helopioides helopioides
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) coenosum Kaszab, 1952
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) coriaceum Motschulsky, 1857
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) elderi Blackburn, 1892Vegetable beetle
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) moluccanum Blanchard, 1853
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) persimile Lewis, 1894
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) pottsi Kulzer, 1957
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) pubens Marseul, 1876
Gonocephalum coenoqum Kaszab, 1952
Gonocephalum kanoi Kaszab, 1952
Gunarus hirtulus Reiche, 1862
Helops serropalpus Thunberg, 1787
Hemicera nodokai
Heterotarsus carinula Marseul, 1876
Homotrysis cisteloides Newman, 1838
Hymenalia rufipennis Marseul, 1876
Hypophloeus okuezonis Kono, 1938
Idisia ornata Pascoe, 1866
Ischnodactylus parallelicornis Nakane, 1956
Isomira (Danielomira) scutellaris Baudi di Selve, 1877
Kaszaba laeta Carter, 1914
Laena luprops Kaszab, 1973
Lagria nigricornis (Fabricius, 1792)⇒ Aplocnemus nigricornis nigricornis Fabricius, 1792
Lagria okinawana Mt. Chujo, 1985
Latheticus oryzae Waterhouse, 1880Long-headed Flour Beetle
Leiochrodes convexus Lewis, 1946
Luprops cribrifuous Marseul, 1876
Luprops orientalis Motschulsky, 1868
Macrolagria hirsuta Lewis, 1895
Macrolagria shibatai Masumoto, 1987
Menephiloides minensis I. Fujiyama, 1973
Menephilus laetus (Carter, 1914)⇒ Kaszaba laeta Carter, 1914
Menimus niponicus Lewis, 1894
Mesomorphus villiger Blanchard, 1853Beetle
Mesostena sericea Fairmaire, 1884
Metaclisa nagaii Nakane, 1968
Metistete punctipennis MacLeay, 1872
Micropedinus algae (Lewis, 1894)⇒ Schweinfurthia alfierii Schatzmayr &..., 1934
Micropedinus pallidipennis Lewis, 1894
Misolampidius hikosanus (Nakane, 1963)⇒ Uloma hikosana Nakane, 1956
Misolampidius okumurai Nakane, 1968
Misolampidius rugipensis
Misolampidius tsurugisanus Nakane, 1963
Misolampidius tsushimanus Nakane, 1968
Misolampidius yakushimanus Nakane, 1968
Neatus picipes Herbst, 1797
Oedemutes chinensis Ando & Ren, 2006
Palorus ratzeburgi Wissmann, 1848Small-eyed flour beetle
Palorus ratzeburgii Wissmann, 1848Small-eyed Flour Beetle
Palorus subdepressus Wollaston, 1864Depressed flour beetle
Parabolitophagus felix Lewis, 1894
Paramisolampidius kagoshimensis Nakane, 1968
Paramisolampidius tokarensis Nakane, 1963
Paraphylax albiscapus
Pentaohyllus quadricornis Gebien, 1981
Pentaphyllus dilatioes Shibata, 1956
Pentaphyllus quadricornis Gebien, 1914
Phaedis iriei M. Chujo, 1980
Phanerotoma flaires
Phanerotoma grapholithae Muesebeck, 1933Braconid wasp
Phanerotoma laspeyresia Rohwer, 1915
Phanerotoma planifrons Nees, 1816Braconid wasp
Phthora narana
Plamius yaeyamensis Nakane, 1968
Platydema fumosum Gebien, 1925
Platydema fumosum fumosum
Platydema heroni (Carter, 1929)⇒ Ulomoides heroni Carter, 1929
Platydema kurama Nakane, 1963
Platydema marseuli Lewis, 1894
Platydema nigroaeneum Motschulsky, 1861
Platydema pallidicolle Lewis, 1894
Platydema recticorne Lewis, 1894
Platydema sakishimense Nakane, 1973
Platydema sauteri Gebien, 1913
Platydema sawadai Masumoto, 1991
Platydema subfascia Walker, 1858Darkling beetle
Platydema takeii Nakane, 1956
Plesiophthalmus nigroaeneum Gebien, 1913
Plesiophthalmus spectabilis Harold, 1875
Plesiophthalmus spectabilis spectabilis
Promethis oshimana Miwa, 1935
Promethis sulawesiae
Promethis valgipes Chujo, 1981
Prometis valgipes
Pseudonautes purpurivittatus Marseul, 1876
Sakaiomenimus todai Ando, 2003
Scaphidema kondoi Nakane, 1968
Schizomma kondoi Kulzer, 1957
Schweinfurthia alfierii Schatzmayr &..., 1934
Spiloscapha ichihashii Nakane, 1956
Stenochinus carinatus Gebien, 1913
Stenochinus cylindricus Gebien, 1913
Stenophanes strigipennis Marseul, 1876
Sternocera chrysis chrysis Fabricius, 1775
Sternocera sternicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Strongylium akitai Masumoto, 1998
Strongylium anmashanum Masumoto & al., 2008
Strongylium cultellatum Mäklin, 1867Darkling beetle
Strongylium phedongense Masumoto, 1998
Strongylium wadai Masumoto, 2005
Talanus stenochinus LeConte, 1878
Tarpela brunnea Marseul, 1876
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) molitor Linnaeus, 1758Hardback Beetle
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) obscurus Fabricius, 1792Dark mealworm
Tenebrio picipes (Herbst, 1797)⇒ Neatus picipes Herbst, 1797
Tentyria leptidea (Fairmaire, 1879)⇒ Pachyscelis leprosa Faldermann, 1837
Tetragonomenes boninensis Nakane, 1977
Tetragonomenes palpalis Kaszab, 1941
Tetragonomenes palpaloides Nakane, 1963
Tetragonomenes semiviolaceus Nakane, 1968
Toxicum funginum Lewis, 1894
Toxicum tricornutum Waterhouse, 1874
Trachyscelis chinensis Champion, 1894
Tribolium (Eusemostene) confusum Jacquelin du..., 1863Confused flour beetle
Tribolium (Tribolium) castaneum Herbst, 1797Bran bug.
Tribolium (Tribolium) madens Charpentier, 1825Black flour beetle
Tribolium destructor Uyttenboogaart, 1933Dark flour beetle
Tribolium freemani Hinton, 1948Flour beetle
Tribolium uezumii Nakane, 1963
Uloma bonzica Marseul, 1876Darkling beetle
Uloma excisa Gebien, 1913
Uloma hikosana Nakane, 1956
Uloma ichoi Nakane, 1956
Uloma kondoi Nakane, 1968
Uloma marseuli Nakane, 1956
Uloma miyakei Masumoto & N..., 1986
Uloma nomurai Masumoto, 1982
Uloma polita Wiedemann, 1821
Ulomina carinata Baudi di Selve, 1876
Ulomoides dermestoides Chevrolat, 1878
Ulomoides heroni Carter, 1929

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in Japan
SubfamilyAlleculinae
Laporte, 1840
Comb-clawed beetles
10
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoelometopinae
Lacordaire, 1859
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
28
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLagriinae
Latreille, 1825
Long-jointed bark beetles, Long-jointed Beetles
12
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhrenapatinae
Solier, 1834
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenochiinae
Kirby, 1837
13
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
44
80
Genera
Species

Taxom



Tenebrionidae (Latreille 1802)
Tenebrionidae (Latreille 1802)


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Tenebrionidae at dyntaxa.se
Tenebrionidae at gbif.org
Tenebrionidae at irmng.org
Tenebrionidae at itis.gov
Tenebrionidae at marinespecies.org