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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region Ottawa (Eastern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
243
1010
1459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
243
1010
1459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
228
975
1407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
175
799
1163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
39
169
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
35
142
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
14
65
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
4
15
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
12
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ottawa
12 Genera with 10 Species
Alobates Motschulsky, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Alphitophagus Stephens, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Blapstinus Sturm, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Bolitophagus Illiger, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Corticeus Piller& Mitt..., 1926Darkling beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Meracantha Kirby, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Merinus LeConte, 17951SpeciesTaxom
Neomida Mulsant, 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Platybolium Blair, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Platydema Castelnau & ..., 18701SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1758Indet. Mealworm Beetle1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ottawa
10 Species
Alobates pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1775False Mealworm Beetle
Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797Leser Mealworm Beetle
Alphitophagus bifasciatus Say, 1824Darkling beetle
Blapstinus moestus Melsheimer, 1846
Bolitophagus corticola Say, 1825
Corticeus praetermissus Fall, 1926Overlooked Darkling Beetle
Meracantha contracta Beauvois, 1805
Merinus laevis Olivier, 1795
Platydema ruficorne Sturm, 1870
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) molitor Linnaeus, 1758Hardback Beetle

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in Ottawa
SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenochiinae
Kirby, 1837
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
7
6
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