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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region Massachusetts (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
495
4359
9654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
493
4355
9649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
470
4273
9434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
327
3569
8008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
92
1162
2435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
86
1025
1934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
49
610
1078
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
19
114
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
41
63
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Massachusetts
41 Genera with 63 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPSTUX
Alaetrinus Iwan, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Alobates Motschulsky, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Anaedus Blanchard, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Androchirus LeConte, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Arthromacra Kirby, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Blapstinus Sturm, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Bolitophagus Illiger, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Bolitotherus Candeze, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Bothrotes Casey, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Capnochroa LeConte, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Centronopus Solier, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Conibius LeConte, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Corticeus Piller& Mitt..., 1878Darkling beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Diaperis Geoffroy, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Eleates Casey, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Eleodes Eschscholtz, 1874Clown bug1SpeciesTaxom
Ephalus LeConte, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Eutomus Forster, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Gnatocerus Thunberg, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Haplandrus LeConte, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Hymenorus Mulsant, 18466SpeciesTaxom
Hypophloeus Fabricius, 1790
0SpeciesTaxom
Isomira Mulsant, 18203SpeciesTaxom
Lobopoda Solier, 18463SpeciesTaxom
Mycetochara Berthold, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Neatus LeConte, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Neomida Mulsant, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Opatrinus Dejean, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Paratenetus Spinola, 18443SpeciesTaxom
Pentaphyllus Dejean, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Phaleria Latreille, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Phanerotoma Wesmael, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Platydema Castelnau & ..., 19655SpeciesTaxom
Plesiophthalmus Motschoulsky, 01SpeciesTaxom
Statira Audinet-Serv..., 18451SpeciesTaxom
Strongylium Kirby, 18243SpeciesTaxom
Tarpela F. Bates, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1792Indet. Mealworm Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1863Flour beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Uloma Dejean, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Xylopinus LeConte, 17951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Massachusetts
63 Species
Alaetrinus minimus Palisot de B..., 1805
Alobates pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1775False Mealworm Beetle
Anaedus brunneus Ziegler, 1844
Androchirus erythropus Kirby, 1837
Arthromacra aenea Say, 1824
Blapstinus metallicus Fabricius, 1801
Blapstinus moestus Melsheimer, 1846
Bolitophagus corticola Say, 1825
Bolitotherus cornutus Panzer, 1794Forked Fungus Beetle
Capnochroa fuliginosa Melsheimer, 1846
Centronopus calcaratus Fabricius, 1798
Conibius opacus LeConte, 1866
Corticeus parallelus Melsheimer, 1846
Corticeus praetermissus Fall, 1926Overlooked Darkling Beetle
Corticeus tenuis LeConte, 1878
Diaperis maculatus Olivier, 1791Western mock orange
Eleates depressus Randall, 1838
Eleodes (Heteropromus) veterator Horn, 1874
Ephalus latimanus LeConte, 1854
Eutomus lecythus Walker, 1849
Gnatocerus cornutus Fabricius, 1798Broad-horned Flour Beetle
Haplandrus fulvipes Herbst, 1797
Hymenorus communis LeConte, 1866
Hymenorus discretus Casey, 1891
Hymenorus humeralis LeConte, 1866
Hymenorus niger Melsheimer, 1846
Hymenorus obesus (Casey, 1891)⇒ Hymenorus pilosa Melsheimer, 1846
Hymenorus pilosus Melsheimer, 1846
Isomira pulla Melsheimer, 1846
Isomira quadristriata Couper, 1865
Isomira sericea Drapiez, 1820
Lobopoda erythrocnemis Germar, 1824
Lobopoda flavipes Fabricius, 1792
Lobopoda nigrans Melsheimer, 1846
Mycetochara binotata Say, 1824
Mycetochara fraterna Say, 1824
Neatus tenebrioides Palisot de B..., 1812
Neomida bicornis Fabricius, 1777Two-Horned Darkling Beetle
Opatrinus minimus Beauvois, 1820
Paratenetus fuscus LeConte, 1850
Paratenetus gibbipennis Motschulsky, 1868
Paratenetus punctatus Spinola, 1844
Pentaphyllus pallidus LeConte, 1866
Phaleria testacea Say, 1824
Phanerotoma franklini Gahan, 1917
Phanerotoma longicauda Walley, 1951
Platydema excavata Say, 1824
Platydema picilabrum Melsheimer, 1846
Platydema ruficorne Sturm, 1870
Platydema subcostata Laporte & Br..., 1831
Platydema teleops Triplehorn, 1965
Plesiophthalmus paniscoides
Statira gagatina Melsheimer, 1845
Strongylium auratum Castelnau, 1840
Strongylium tenuicolle Say, 1827
Strongylium terminatum Say, 1824
Tarpela micans Fabricius, 1798
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) molitor Linnaeus, 1758Hardback Beetle
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) obscurus Fabricius, 1792Dark mealworm
Tribolium (Eusemostene) confusum Jacquelin du..., 1863Confused flour beetle
Uloma imberbis LeConte, 1866
Uloma impressa Melsheimer, 1846
Xylopinus saperdoides Olivier, 1795

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in Massachusetts
SubfamilyAlleculinae
Laporte, 1840
Comb-clawed beetles
6
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
8
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenochiinae
Kirby, 1837
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
18
21
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