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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region Melbourne (Victoria, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
271
1469
2337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
271
1469
2337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
253
1436
2291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
194
1288
2132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
68
724
1234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
62
624
1049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
36
349
520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
9
60
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
41
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melbourne
41 Genera with 51 Species
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Adelium Kirby, 18487SpeciesTaxom
Alaetrinus Iwan, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Alphasida de la Escalera, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Apasis Pascoe, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Blepegenes Pascoe, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Brycopia Pascoe, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Cardiothorax Motschulsky, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Celibe Boisduval, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Chalcopteroides Strand, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Coripera Pascoe, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Ecnolagria Borchmann, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Ganyme Pascoe, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Gonocephalum Solier, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Helea Latreille, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Homotrysis Pascoe, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Hyocis Pascoe, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Laena Dejean, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Lepispilus Westwood, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Lepturidea Fauvel, 02SpeciesTaxom
Licinoma Pascoe, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Meneristes Pascoe, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Metistete Pascoe, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Olisthaena Erichson, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Palorus Mulsant, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Paratoxicum Champion, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Phanechloros Matthews & B..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Platydema Castelnau & ..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Platyphanes Westwood, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Promethis Pascoe, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pterohelaeus Brême, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Saragus Erichson, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Scymena Pascoe, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Seirotrana Pascoe, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanychilus Newman, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1792Indet. Mealworm Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonomenes Chevrolat, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Titaena Erichson, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Ulodes Erichson, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Uloma Dejean, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Zophophilus Fairmaire, 18431SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melbourne
51 Species
Adelium abbreviatum Boisduval, 1835False wireworm
Adelium angulicolle Castelnau, 1840
Adelium brevicorne Blessig, 1861Bronzed field beetle
Adelium licinoides Kirby, 1818
Adelium orphana Pascoe, 1869
Adelium pustulosum (Blackburn, 1892)⇒ Pseudadelium pustulosum Fauvel, 1904
Adelium similatum Germar, 1848
Alaetrinus minimus Palisot de B..., 1805
Alphasida leperina Reitter, 1917
Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797Leser Mealworm Beetle
Alphitobius laevigatus Fabricius, 1781Black fungus beetle
Apasis howitti Pascoe, 1869
Apasis ruptus Pascoe, 1869
Blepegenes blepegenoides Carter, 1909
Brycopia pilosella Pascoe, 1869
Cardiothorax walckenaeri Hope, 1840
Celibe emarginata Guérin-Ménev..., 1830
Chalcopteroides cyanopterus Hope, 1831
Chalcopteroides spectabilis Castelnau & ..., 1831
Chalcopteroides vividus Blackburn, 1892
Coripera ocellata Pascoe, 1869
Ganyme sapphira Newman, 1842
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) elderi Blackburn, 1892Vegetable beetle
Helea ovata Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Helea tuberculata Brême, 1842
Hyocis (Hyocis) bakewelli Pascoe, 1866
Laena cardiothorax Kaszab, 1978
Lepispilus stygianus Pascoe, 1869
Lepispilus sulcicollis Boisduval, 1835
Lepturidea major Carter, 1928
Lepturidea rufovittis
Licinoma nitida Pascoe, 1869
Meneristes australis Boisduval, 1835
Meneristes tibialis Carter, 1914
Olisthaena tenuitarsis Pascoe, 1869
Palorus subdepressus Wollaston, 1864Depressed flour beetle
Paratoxicum nigricans Oke, 1932
Phanechloros punctipennis Carter, 1911
Platydema limacella Pascoe, 1869
Platyphanes chalcopteroides Carter, 1913
Promethis nigra Blessig, 1861
Saragus catenulatus MacLeay, 1888
Saragus rugosus Boisduval, 1835
Scymena amphibia Pascoe, 1870
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) molitor Linnaeus, 1758Hardback Beetle
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) obscurus Fabricius, 1792Dark mealworm
Tetragonomenes ocularis Kulzer, 1951
Titaena columbina Erichson, 1842
Ulodes verrucosus Erichson, 1842
Uloma (Uloma) brunnea Carter, 1906
Zophophilus longipennis Hope, 1843

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in Melbourne
SubfamilyAlleculinae
Laporte, 1840
Comb-clawed beetles
4
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoelometopinae
Lacordaire, 1859
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLagriinae
Latreille, 1825
Long-jointed bark beetles, Long-jointed Beetles
10
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenochiinae
Kirby, 1837
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
19
26
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