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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
95
2745
10643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
88
2409
8956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
49
1425
4295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
16
149
339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
65
95
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
65 Genera with 95 Species
#ABCDEGHIKLMNOPSTUZ
Achthosus Pascoe, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Alaetrinus Iwan, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Amarygmus Dalman, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Andrimus Casey, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Aoupinia Matthews, 2003
0SpeciesTaxom
Archaeoglenes Broun, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Argoporis Horn, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Blapstinus Sturm, 18014SpeciesTaxom
Bothrotes Casey, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Bradymerus Perroud & Mo..., 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Branchus LeConte, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Callismilax Bates, 19825SpeciesTaxom
Calymmus Montrouzier, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Ceropria Castelnau & ..., 1831
0SpeciesTaxom
Chariotheca Pascoe, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Coelus Eschscholtz, 1897Dune Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Corticeus Piller& Mitt..., 1846Darkling beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptoglossa Solier, 1870Death-feigning Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cybotus Casey, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Cymbeba Pascoe, 19823SpeciesTaxom
Diaperis Geoffroy, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Dioedus LeConte, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Eleodes Eschscholtz, 1824Clown bug2SpeciesTaxom
Epitragodes Casey, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Epitragus Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Espites Pascoe, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Gastrhaema Jacquelin Du..., 17921SpeciesTaxom
Gnathocerus Thunberg, 18101SpeciesTaxom
Gnatocerus Thunberg, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Hoplonyx Thomson, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Hymenorus Mulsant, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Hypaulax Bates, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Isopus Xavier Montr..., 19047SpeciesTaxom
Kaszaba Matthews & D..., 1989
0SpeciesTaxom
Lagria Fabricius, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Leiochrodes Westwood, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Leprocaulinus Uvarov, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Lobopoda Solier, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Lorelus Sharp, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Menimus Sharp, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Mychestes Pascoe, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Neotheca Carter, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Opatrinus Dejean, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Orcopagia Pascoe, 01SpeciesTaxom
Palembus Casey, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Palorus Mulsant, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Penthicus Faldermann, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Phaleria Latreille, 18243SpeciesTaxom
Phanerotoma Wesmael, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Pimelia Fabricius, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Platydema Castelnau & ..., 18702SpeciesTaxom
Polopinus Casey, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Promethis Pascoe, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pseudandrosus Kulzer, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Scotoderus Perroud, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Statira Audinet-Serv..., 18631SpeciesTaxom
Stenochidus LeConte, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Strongylium Kirby, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Talanus Mäklin, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1797Flour beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Tyrtaeus Champion, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Uloma Dejean, 201212SpeciesTaxom
Ulus Horn, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Zophobas Dejean, 1775Blind click-beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
95 Species and 2 Subspecies
Achthosus vanheurni Gebien, 1935
Alaetrinus minimus Palisot de B..., 1805
Alaetrinus pullus Sahlberg, 1823
Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797Leser Mealworm Beetle
Alphitobius laevigatus Fabricius, 1781Black fungus beetle
Amarygmus aeger Blackburn, 1893
Amarygmus hydrophiloides Fairmaire, 1849
Amarygmus morio Fabricius, 1777
Andrimus murrayi LeConte, 1866
Argoporis alutacea Casey, 1890
Blapstinus aciculus Blatchley, 1917
Blapstinus fortis LeConte, 1878
Blapstinus humilis Casey, 1890
Blapstinus metallicus Fabricius, 1801
Bothrotes fortis Casey, 1907
Branchus floridanus LeConte, 1866
Callismilax batesi Kaszab, 1982
Callismilax gloriosa Fauvel, 1905
Callismilax monteithi Kaszab, 1986
Callismilax semiviolacea Fauvel, 1905
Callismilax watti Kaszab, 1982
Calymmus berardi Montrouzier, 1860
Chariotheca planicollis Fairmaire, 1849
Coelus ciliatus Eschscholtz, 1829Ciliate Dune Beetle
Coelus pacificus Fall, 1897
Corticeus thoracicus Melsheimer, 1846
Cryptoglossa variolosa Horn, 1870
Cybotus estriatus LeConte, 1878
Cymbeba fossata Fauvel, 1904
Cymbeba muscorum Fauvel, 1904
Cymbeba watti Kaszab, 1982
Diaperis maculatus Olivier, 1791Western mock orange
Eleodes cordata Eschscholtz, 1833
Eleodes tricostata Say, 1824
Epitragodes macilentus Casey, 1907
Epitragodes tomentosus LeConte, 1866
Epitragus aurulentus Kirsch, 1866
Espites basalis Pascoe, 1882
Gastrhaema nigripennis Fabricius, 1792
Gnathocerus (Echocerus) maxillosus (Fabricius, 1810)⇒ Gnatocerus maxillosus Fabricius, 1801
Gnatocerus cornutus Fabricius, 1798Broad-horned Flour Beetle
Gnatocerus maxillosus Fabricius, 1801Slender horned flour beetle
Hymenorus convexus Casey, 1891
Isopus apicipennis Fauvel, 1904
Isopus damoiseaui Kaszab, 1982
Isopus latus Kaszab, 1982
Isopus montaguei Kaszab, 1982
Isopus orientalis Kaszab, 1982
Isopus simillimus Kaszab, 1982
Isopus viridipennis Fauvel, 1904
Lagria gressitti Merkl, 1988
Lagria lata Fabricius, 1801
Leprocaulinus insularis verrucifer Günther, 1935
Leprocaulinus vipera Kaup, 1871
Leprocaulinus vipera bituber Sharp, 1898
Lobopoda acuticauda Campbell, 1966
Lobopoda flavipes Fabricius, 1792
Neotheca fusca Carter, 1930
Opatrinus minimus Beauvois, 1820
Orcopagia angustata
Palembus ocularis Casey, 1891
Palorus subdepressus Wollaston, 1864Depressed flour beetle
Penthicus dschungaricus Kaszab, 1967
Phaleria picipes Say, 1824
Phaleria punctipes LeConte, 1878
Phaleria testacea Say, 1824
Pimelia (Chaetotoma) dubia Faldermann, 1837
Platydema excavata Say, 1824
Platydema micans Horn, 1870
Polopinus hubbelli Kritsky, 1989
Promethis sulcigera Boisduval, 1835
Pseudandrosus caeruleus Fauvel, 1904
Scotoderus torridus Carter, 1911
Scotoderus ulomoides (Kaszab, 1973)⇒ Scotoderus torridus Carter, 1911
Statira croceicollis Mäklin, 1863
Stenochidus cyanescens LeConte, 1859
Strongylium auratum Castelnau, 1840
Talanus langurinus LeConte, 1878
Tribolium (Eusemostene) confusum Jacquelin du..., 1863Confused flour beetle
Tribolium (Tribolium) castaneum Herbst, 1797Bran bug.
Tyrtaeus dobsoni Hinton, 1946
Tyrtaeus rufus Champion, 1913
Uloma apicipennis Fauvel, 1904
Uloma artensis Perroud, 1864
Uloma clamensae Soldati & al., 2014
Uloma condaminei Soldati & al., 2014
Uloma fauveli Kaszab, 1982
Uloma jourdani Soldati & al., 2014
Uloma kergoati Soldati & al., 2014
Uloma kuscheli Kaszab, 1982
Uloma microcephala Fauvel, 1904
Uloma miriceps Fauvel, 1904
Uloma punctulata LeConte, 1866
Uloma vanuatensis Soldati, 2012
Ulus maritimus Casey, 1890
Zophobas atratus Fabricius, 1775Darkling beetle

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in Melanesia
SubfamilyAlleculinae
Laporte, 1840
Comb-clawed beetles
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoelometopinae
Lacordaire, 1859
7
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
11
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLagriinae
Latreille, 1825
Long-jointed bark beetles, Long-jointed Beetles
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhrenapatinae
Solier, 1834
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
8
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenochiinae
Kirby, 1837
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
23
52
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