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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
320
2218
3746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
318
2216
3744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
306
2167
3663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
206
1748
3051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
58
550
1003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
55
492
914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
29
265
474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
11
32
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mauritius
7 Genera with 9 Species
Blapstinus Sturm, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Corticeus Piller& Mitt..., 1783Darkling beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Nalassus Mulsant, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Stenomax Allard, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1758Indet. Mealworm Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Tentyria Latreille, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1797Flour beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
9 Species
Blapstinus metallicus Fabricius, 1801
Corticeus bicolor Olivier, 1790
Corticeus insularis Vinson, 1950
Corticeus unicolor Piller & Mit..., 1783
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Goeze, 1777
Stenomax (Stenomax) aeneus Scopoli, 1763
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) molitor Linnaeus, 1758Hardback Beetle
Tentyria leptidea (Fairmaire, 1879)⇒ Pachyscelis leprosa Faldermann, 1837
Tribolium (Tribolium) castaneum Herbst, 1797Bran bug.

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in Mauritius
SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
5
5
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