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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
74
1983
6237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
68
1730
5215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
35
890
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
11
131
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
74
66
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
74 Genera with 66 Species
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Achrostus Fairmaire, 01SpeciesTaxom
Adavius Mulsant & Rey, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Allecula Fabricius, 1787
0SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Ammobius Guérin-Ménev..., 18461SpeciesTaxom
Anaedus Blanchard, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Anchophthalmops Koch, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Anchophthalmus Gerstaecker, 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Anomalipus Latreille, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Arturium Koch, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Brachyphrynus Léon Fairmaire, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Cenoscelis Wollaston, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Chirocharis Kolbe, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Coeladesmia Reitter, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Cosmogaster Koch, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryphaeus Klug, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochile Latreille, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Derolagria Borchmann, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Derosphaerus Thomson, 01SpeciesTaxom
Diaclina Jacquelin du..., 18584SpeciesTaxom
Dichastops Gerstaecker, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Dichotymus Fairmaire, 01SpeciesTaxom
Diphyrrhynchus Fairmaire, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Eccoptostoma Gebien, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Edrotes LeConte, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Endustomus Brême, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Eulytus Waterhouse, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Eupezus Blanchard, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Eutochia LeConte, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Glyptopteryx Gebien, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Gonocephalum Solier, 19933SpeciesTaxom
Heterocheira Lacordaire, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Himatismus Erichson, 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Homalinota Koch, 1950
0SpeciesTaxom
Hoplonyx Thomson, 02SpeciesTaxom
Imatismus Dejean, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Laena Dejean, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Lagria Fabricius, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Leichenum Dejean, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Menephilus Mulsant, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Meracanthoides Linell, 01SpeciesTaxom
Micrantereus Solier, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Microcrypticus Gebien, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Myladina Reitter, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Nannalcyon Koch, 1950
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocnodes Fåhraeus, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Orientochile Penrit & End..., 18541SpeciesTaxom
Palorus Mulsant, 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Paragonocnemis Kraatz, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Paramarygmus Quedenfeldt, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaleria Latreille, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Phanerotoma Wesmael, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Phrynocolus Lacordaire, 19225SpeciesTaxom
Phrynophanes Carl Koch, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Phymatoplata Koch, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Pogonobasis Solier, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Praogena Laporte de C..., 02SpeciesTaxom
Prioscelis Hope, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Psammophanes Lesne, 195312SpeciesTaxom
Pycnocerus Westwood, 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Renatiella Koch, 1944
0SpeciesTaxom
Rytinota Johann Fried..., 1831
0SpeciesTaxom
Sciophagus Sharp, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Sepidium Fabricius, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Sphingocorse Gebien, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Sternocera Eschscholtz, 18749SpeciesTaxom
Stomylus Fåhraeus, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Strongylium Kirby, 01SpeciesTaxom
Taraxides Waterhouse, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Ulomina Baudi di Selve, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Vieta Laporte de C..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Vietomorpha Fairmaire, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Xenogena Borchmann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Zophosis Latreille, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
66 Species and 11 Subspecies
Achrostus cylindricornis
Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797Leser Mealworm Beetle
Alphitobius viator Mulsant & Go..., 1868
Ammobius rufus Lucas, 1846
Anaedus punctatissimus Blanchard, 1843
Anchophthalmops menouxi Mulsant & Rey, 1853
Anomalipus heraldicus heraldicus Gerstaecker, 1871
Arturium dallastai Ardoin, 1977
Arturium parvulus Gestro, 1895
Brachyphrynus kuntzeni Wilke, 1921
Brachyphrynus petrosus Gerstaecker, 1871
Cryphaeus taurus Fabricius, 1801
Cryptochile elegans (Gerstaecker, 1854)⇒ Orientochile elegans Gerstaecker, 1854
Derosphaerus carbonatus
Diaclina cameruna Gebien, 1921
Diaclina gracilis Fahraeus, 1870
Diaclina ovalis Schawaller, 2019
Diaclina parallela Thomson, 1858
Dichotymus minor
Eutochia pulla Erichson, 1843
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) elderi Blackburn, 1892Vegetable beetle
Gonocephalum simplex Fabricius, 1801Common ground beetle
Gonocephalum validum Ferrer, 1993
Hoplonyx brevicollis Gerstaecker, 1871
Hoplonyx probus
Laena formaneki Schuster, 1916
Lagria striatella Gyllenhal, 1817
Lagria villosa (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Stenosis villosa C. Brisout d..., 1866
Leichenum canaliculatum Fabricius, 1798Madagascar Beetle
Menephilus gagatus Gebien, 1910
Meracanthoides cupreolineatus
Myladina unguiculina Reitter, 1889
Ocnodes acuductus Ancey, 1883
Ocnodes sjoestedti Gebien, 1910
Orientochile elegans Gerstaecker, 1854
Phaleria prolixa Fairmaire, 1869
Phanerotoma (Phanerotoma) leucobasis Kriechbaumer, 1894Braconid wasp
Phanerotoma dentata Panzer, 1805
Phanerotoma saussurei Kohl, 1906
Phanerotoma variegata Szépligeti, 1914
Phrynocolus denhardti Wilke, 1921
Phrynocolus denhardti fractus Koch, 1969
Phrynocolus denhardti humeralis Koch, 1969
Phrynocolus frondosus Gerstaecker, 1871
Phrynocolus menghallensis Wilke, 1922
Phrynophanes gredleri Haag-Rutenberg, 1877
Praogena subviridis
Praogena tibialis
Psammophanes angulicauda Lesne, 1922
Psammophanes beccarii sudanicus Koch, 1953
Psammophanes castanopterus Haag-Rutenberg, 1875
Psammophanes catenatus Reiche, 1850
Psammophanes leakeyi Koch, 1953
Psammophanes nairobiensis Koch, 1953
Psammophanes naivashanus Lesne, 1922
Psammophanes plicatus Gerstaecker, 1871
Psammophanes plicatus multilineatus Koch, 1953
Psammophanes plicatus sulcatus Gebien, 1910
Psammophanes terrenus Lesne, 1922
Psammophanes terrenus rugilineatus Koch, 1953
Sepidium scebelianum Mal, 1986
Sternocera castanea Olivier, 1790
Sternocera castanea boucardii Saunders, 1874
Sternocera castanea castanea Oliver, 1790
Sternocera hildebrandti Harold, 1878
Sternocera hunteri Waterhouse, 1889
Sternocera orissa Buquet, 1837Giant jewel beetle
Sternocera orissa luctifera Klug, 1855
Sternocera syriaca Saunders, 1874
Sternocera syriaca syriaca Saunders, 1874
Strongylium mirabile
Ulomina carinata Baudi di Selve, 1876
Vieta grisea Gridelli, 1939
Vietomorpha abyssinica Mal, 1986
Vietomorpha foveipennis Fairmaire, 1887

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyAlleculinae
Laporte, 1840
Comb-clawed beetles
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoelometopinae
Lacordaire, 1859
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLagriinae
Latreille, 1825
Long-jointed bark beetles, Long-jointed Beetles
10
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
19
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenochiinae
Kirby, 1837
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
33
22
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