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Checklist of Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
for Northern Territory (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
415
4034
8898
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
413
4027
8894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
399
3958
8764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
264
3036
7110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
84
1146
3165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
77
932
2343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
42
501
945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
15
88
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
55
123
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern Territory
55 Genera with 123 Species
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Achthosus Pascoe, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Adelium Kirby, 18926SpeciesTaxom
Aethyssius Pascoe, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Amarygmus Dalman, 19185SpeciesTaxom
Bolbophanes Carter, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Boreosaragus Matthews, 189210SpeciesTaxom
Brises Pascoe, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Caedius Blanchard, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Cardiothorax Motschulsky, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Chalcopteroides Strand, 182615SpeciesTaxom
Chromomaea Pascoe, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Cilibe Dejean, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Corticeus Piller& Mitt..., 1921Darkling beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Csiro Medvedev & L..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Diphyrrhynchus Fairmaire, 03SpeciesTaxom
Ectyche Pascoe, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Eleates Casey, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Gonocephalum Solier, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Hangaya Matthews & M..., 20151SpeciesTaxom
Helea Latreille, 18694SpeciesTaxom
Homotrysis Pascoe, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Hybrenia Pascoe, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Hypaulax Bates, 18687SpeciesTaxom
Isopteron Hope, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Laena Dejean, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Lagria Fabricius, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Latheticus Waterhouse, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Lepturidea Fauvel, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Melaps Carter, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Mesomorphus Seidlitz, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Metistete Pascoe, 19205SpeciesTaxom
Nocar Blackburn, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Nyctozoilus Guérin-Ménev..., 19368SpeciesTaxom
Omolipus Pascoe, 19204SpeciesTaxom
Oncopterus Léon Fairmaire, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Ospidus Pascoe, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Palorus Mulsant, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Paratenetus Spinola, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pentaphyllus Dejean, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Phaleromela Reitter, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Platydema Castelnau & ..., 19641SpeciesTaxom
Platyphanes Westwood, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pterohelaeus Brême, 19215SpeciesTaxom
Saragus Erichson, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Simarus Borchmann, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Sobas Pascoe, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Strongylium Kirby, 20035SpeciesTaxom
Sympetes Pascoe, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Tanychilus Newman, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Toxicum Latreille, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Tretothorax Lea, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1797Flour beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ulomoides Blackburn, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Upis Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Territory
123 Species
Achthosus westwoodi Pascoe, 1863
Adelium browni Carter, 1936
Adelium capitatum Lea, 1898
Adelium geminatum Pascoe, 1870
Adelium strigipenne Bates, 1873
Adelium tropicum Blackburn, 1892
Aethyssius metallica Carter, 1930
Aethyssius viridis Boisduval, 1835
Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797Leser Mealworm Beetle
Alphitobius laevigatus Fabricius, 1781Black fungus beetle
Amarygmus amplipes Carter, 1932
Amarygmus diaperioides Blackburn, 1889
Amarygmus incultus Carter, 1919
Amarygmus sulcatus Carter, 1918
Bolbophanes rugatus Carter, 1913
Boreosaragus abnormis Carter, 1933
Boreosaragus bicarinatus Champion, 1894
Boreosaragus confirmatus Pascoe, 1870
Boreosaragus crenulatus MacLeay, 1888
Boreosaragus intricatus Champion, 1894
Boreosaragus laevicollis Fabricius, 1775
Boreosaragus luridus Haag-Rutenberg, 1878
Boreosaragus subreticulatus Carter, 1918
Boreosaragus tricarinatus Blackburn, 1892
Brises acuticornis Pascoe, 1869
Brises blairi Carter, 1914
Brises katherinae Matthews, 1986
Caedius demarzi Kulzer, 1964
Caedius sphaeroides Hope, 1843
Cardiothorax politicollis Bates, 1879
Chalcopteroides bellus Blackburn, 1892
Chalcopteroides exoletus Blackburn, 1893
Chalcopteroides gilesi Carter, 1913
Chalcopteroides gracilior Blackburn, 1893
Chalcopteroides interioris Blackburn, 1890
Chalcopteroides interrogationis Gebien, 1908
Chalcopteroides minor Blackburn, 1892
Chalcopteroides murrayensis Blackburn, 1892
Chalcopteroides obscurus Blackburn, 1892
Chalcopteroides ocularis Blackburn, 1893
Chalcopteroides proditor Blackburn, 1899
Chalcopteroides pulcher Blackburn, 1893
Chalcopteroides smaragdulus Fabricius, 1775
Chalcopteroides spectabilis Castelnau & ..., 1831
Chalcopteroides velutinus MacLeay, 1826
Chromomaea metallica (Carter, 1930)⇒ Aethyssius metallica Carter, 1930
Corticeus (Cnemophloeus) australis Champion, 1894
Corticeus praetermissus Fall, 1926Overlooked Darkling Beetle
Corticeus ulomoides Blair, 1921
Csiro (Csiro) subparallela Champion, 1894
Diphyrrhynchus (Neoabantis) ellipticus
Diphyrrhynchus (Neoabantis) nicobaricus
Ectyche bicolor Carter, 1918
Eleates depressus Randall, 1838
Gonocephalum carpentariae Blackburn, 1894Northern false wireworm
Gonocephalum cowardense Blackburn, 1894
Gonocephalum walkeri Champion, 1894False wireworm
Hangaya enigmatica Matthews & M..., 2015
Helea crenatipennis Carter, 1910
Helea derbyensis MacLeay, 1888
Helea hopei Brême, 1842
Helea squamosa Pascoe, 1869
Homotrysis canescens Hope, 1843
Homotrysis rufipilis (Carter, 1928)⇒ Metistete rufipilis Carter, 1928
Hybrenia dentipes (Carter, 1929)⇒ Metistete dentipes Carter, 1929
Hypaulax ampliata Bates, 1874
Hypaulax insularis Hope, 1843
Hypaulax interioris Blackburn, 1889
Hypaulax nana Carter, 1921
Hypaulax spenceri Carter, 1914
Hypaulax tarda Bates, 1868
Isopteron antennatum Kulzer, 1964
Laena cardiothorax Kaszab, 1978
Lagria australis Champion, 1895
Lagria cyanea MacLeay, 1872
Latheticus oryzae Waterhouse, 1880Long-headed Flour Beetle
Lepturidea metallica Carter, 1930
Lepturidea viridis Boisduval, 1835
Melaps glaber Carter, 1920
Mesomorphus villiger Blanchard, 1853Beetle
Metistete dentipes Carter, 1929
Metistete opaca Carter, 1918
Metistete rufipilis Carter, 1928
Metistete torrida Carter, 1920
Nocar australicus Blackburn, 1889
Nyctozoilus granulatus Carter, 1930
Nyctozoilus irregularis Blackburn, 1896
Nyctozoilus laevipennis Haag-Rutenberg, 1878
Nyctozoilus major Blackburn, 1890
Nyctozoilus punctocostatus Carter, 1921
Nyctozoilus sexcostatus Champion, 1894
Nyctozoilus subsculptus Carter, 1936
Omolipus bimetallicus Carter, 1915
Omolipus coeruleus Carter, 1918
Omolipus punctatosulcatus Carter, 1920
Oncopterus acantholophus Fairmaire, 1887
Ospidus vestitus Carter, 1919
Palorus intermedius Halstead, 1967
Palorus subdepressus Wollaston, 1864Depressed flour beetle
Paratenetus fuscus LeConte, 1850
Pentaphyllus pygmaeus Champion, 1894
Phaleromela variegata Triplehorn, 1961
Platydema dextracornutum Kulzer, 1964
Platyphanes chalcopteroides Carter, 1913
Pterohelaeus arcanus Pascoe, 1870
Pterohelaeus costatus MacLeay, 1887
Pterohelaeus insularis Brême, 1842
Pterohelaeus parvipunctatus Carter, 1921
Saragus sphaeroides Carter, 1911
Simarus carinatus Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Simarus rubicunda Carter, 1920
Sobas minor Carter, 1937
Strongylium corrugatum Carter, 1915
Strongylium demarzi Kulzer, 1966
Strongylium koala Kaszab, 1977
Strongylium krali Masumoto, 2003
Tanychilus pulcher Carter, 1915
Toxicum punctipenne Pascoe, 1866
Tretothorax cleistostoma Lea, 1911
Tribolium (Tribolium) castaneum Herbst, 1797Bran bug.
Ulomoides macleayi Carter, 1926
Ulomoides xamiaphila Carter, 1920
Upis ceramboides Linnaeus, 1758Roughened darkling beetle

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in Northern Territory
SubfamilyAlleculinae
Laporte, 1840
Comb-clawed beetles
10
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCoelometopinae
Lacordaire, 1859
2
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
7
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLagriinae
Latreille, 1825
Long-jointed bark beetles, Long-jointed Beetles
6
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyStenochiinae
Kirby, 1837
1
4
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
28
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Tenebrionidae (Latreille 1802)
Tenebrionidae (Latreille 1802)


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