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Checklist of Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
for Polynesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
633
8871
31367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
629
8860
31350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
599
8751
31129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
391
6950
25723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
110
2498
9635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
103
2259
8107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
60
1439
4819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
20
233
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
105
270
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Polynesia
105 Genera with 270 Species
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Actizeta Pascoe, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Adelina Hesse, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Adelium Kirby, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Agasthenes Bates, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Amarygmus Dalman, 18745SpeciesTaxom
Ammophorus Guérin-Ménev..., 18582SpeciesTaxom
Aphtora Bates, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Arachnoleter Cushman, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Araucaricola Lea, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Archaeoglenes Broun, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Arthopus Sharp, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Artystona Bates, 18747SpeciesTaxom
Asbolus Bergroth, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Blapstinus Sturm, 18517SpeciesTaxom
Bolbophanes Carter, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Bolitophagus Illiger, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Brachycilibe Carter, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Cardiothorax Motschulsky, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Cerodolus Sharp, 19178SpeciesTaxom
Chaerodes White, 18463SpeciesTaxom
Chalcopteroides Strand, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopeplus Gebien, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Coelus Eschscholtz, 1852Dune Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Conibius LeConte, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Cryptadius LeConte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cryptoglossa Solier, 1836Death-feigning Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cynaeus LeConte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Diaperis Geoffroy, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Dioedus LeConte, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Edalus Broun, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Eleodes Eschscholtz, 1851Clown bug8SpeciesTaxom
Embaphion Say, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Epantius Le Conte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Epitragodes Casey, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Eusattus LeConte, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Eutochia LeConte, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Exadelium Watt, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Exohadrus Broun, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Gnathocerus Thunberg, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Gnatocerus Thunberg, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Gonocephalum Solier, 18355SpeciesTaxom
Helops Fabricius, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Homotrysis Pascoe, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Hypophloeus Fabricius, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Iphthiminus Spilman, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Iscanus Fauvel, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Kaszabadelium Watt, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Lagria Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Latheticus Waterhouse, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Lepidocnemeplatia Löbl & Merkl, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Lobometopon Casey, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Lorelus Sharp, 191016SpeciesTaxom
Lyphia Mulsant & Rey, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Martianus Fairmaire, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melanimon Steven, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Menimus Sharp, 188020SpeciesTaxom
Mesomorphus Seidlitz, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Mesopatrum Broun, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Mesotretis Bates, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Metisopus Bates, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Microcrypticus Gebien, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Mimopeus Pascoe, 198824SpeciesTaxom
Mitua Hope, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Myrmechixenus Chevrolat, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Notibius LeConte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Omedes Broun, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Opatrinus Dejean, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Opatrum Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Palembus Casey, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Palorus Mulsant, 18644SpeciesTaxom
Partystona Watt, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Penthicus Faldermann, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Periatrum Sharp, 18937SpeciesTaxom
Phaleria Latreille, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Phanerotoma Wesmael, 19564SpeciesTaxom
Pheloneis Pascoe, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Philolithus Lacordaire, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pimelia Fabricius, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Platydema Castelnau & ..., 18582SpeciesTaxom
Platyphanes Westwood, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pseudhelops Guérin-Ménev..., 18419SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocistela Croctch, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Pterohelaeus Brême, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Saragus Erichson, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Sciophagus Sharp, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Stenadelium Watt, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Strongylium Kirby, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Syrphetodes Pascoe, 191723SpeciesTaxom
Tagalus Gebien, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Tanychilus Newman, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1792Indet. Mealworm Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Toxicum Latreille, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1797Flour beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Trogloderus LeConte, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Ulodes Erichson, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Uloma Dejean, 18463SpeciesTaxom
Ulomoides Blackburn, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Ulomotypus Broun, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Ulus Horn, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Xylochus Broun, 19924SpeciesTaxom
Zeadelium Watt, 188021SpeciesTaxom
Zolodinus Blanchard, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Zomedes Watt, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Zophobas Dejean, 1775Blind click-beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polynesia
270 Species
Actizeta albata Pascoe, 1875
Actizeta fusca Watt, 1992
Adelina plana Fabricius, 1801Darkling beetle
Agasthenes swezeyi Cushman, 1924Parasitoid wasp
Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797Leser Mealworm Beetle
Alphitobius laevigatus Fabricius, 1781Black fungus beetle
Amarygmus morio Fabricius, 1777
Amarygmus tristis Fabricius, 1798
Amarygmus watti Bremer, 2005
Amarygmus zelandicus Bates, 1874
Ammophorus insularis Boheman, 1858Darkling beetle
Aphtora rufipes Bates, 1872
Arachnoleter swezeyi Cushman, 1924
Araucaricola ebenina (Lea, 1929)⇒ Iscanus ebeninus Lea, 1929
Archaeoglenes costipennis Broun, 1893
Arthopus brouni Sharp, 1876
Artystona erichsoni White, 1846
Artystona lata Watt, 1992
Artystona obscura Sharp, 1886
Artystona richmondiana Watt, 1992
Artystona rugiceps Bates, 1874
Artystona wakefieldi Bates, 1874
Asbolus papillosus Triplehorn, 1964
Blapstinus coronadensis Blaisdell, 1892
Blapstinus dilatatus LeConte, 1851Darkling beetle
Blapstinus discolor Horn, 1870
Blapstinus fortis LeConte, 1878
Blapstinus histricus Casey, 1891Beetle
Blapstinus sulcatus LeConte, 1851
Bolitophagus reticulatus Linnaeus, 1767
Brachycilibe araucariae (Lea, 1929)⇒ Dioedus araucariae Lea, 1929
Cardiothorax encephalus Pascoe, 1869
Cerodolus arthurensis Watt, 1992
Cerodolus chrysomeloides Sharp, 1886
Cerodolus curvellus Broun, 1912
Cerodolus genialis Broun, 1893
Cerodolus manepouricus Watt, 1992
Cerodolus sinuatus Watt, 1992
Cerodolus tuberculatus Broun, 1917
Chaerodes laetus Broun, 1880
Chaerodes trachyscelides White, 1846
Chalcopteroides columbinus Boisduval, 1835
Chalcopteroides iridicolor Blessig, 1861
Chrysopeplus expolitus Broun, 1880
Chrysopeplus triregius Watt, 1992
Coelus ciliatus Eschscholtz, 1829Ciliate Dune Beetle
Coelus globosus Leconte, "1851", 1852Globose Dune Beetle
Conibius brunnipes Champion, 1885Beetle
Cryptadius inflatus LeConte, 1851
Cynaeus angustus J. L. LeConte, 1851Larger black beetle
Diaperis maculata Olivier, 1791Darkling Beetle
Diaperis maculatus Olivier, 1791Western mock orange
Diaperis nigronotata Pic, 1926
Dioedus araucariae Lea, 1929
Edalus alienus Broun, 1880
Edalus curtulus Watt, 1992
Edalus pleuralis Broun, 1893
Eleodes (Steneleodes) longicollis LeConte, 1851
Eleodes acuticauda LeConte, 1851
Eleodes adumbrata Blaisdell, 1925
Eleodes brunnipes Casey, 1890
Eleodes caudifera LeConte, 1858
Eleodes extricata Say, 1824
Eleodes nigrina LeConte, 1858
Eleodes nigropilosa LeConte, 1851
Embaphion elongatum Horn, 1870
Embaphion glabrum Blaisdell, 1909
Embaphion planum Horn, 1870
Epantius obscurus LeConte, 1851
Eusattus difficilis LeConte, 1851
Eusattus muricatus LeConte, 1851
Eutochia lateralis Boheman, 1858Darkling beetle
Exadelium rufilabrum Broun, 1886
Exohadrus volutithorax Broun, 1880
Gnathocerus (Echocerus) maxillosus (Fabricius, 1810)⇒ Gnatocerus maxillosus Fabricius, 1801
Gnathocerus (Gnathocerus) cornutus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Gnatocerus cornutus Fabricius, 1798
Gnatocerus cornutus Fabricius, 1798Broad-horned Flour Beetle
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) adpressiforme Kaszab, 1951Gonocephalum darkling beetle
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) bilineatum Walker, 1858Darkling beetle
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) elderi Blackburn, 1892Vegetable beetle
Gonocephalum insulanum Olliff, 1888
Gonocephalum seriatum Boisduval, 1835Beetle
Helops confluens Casey, 1924
Homotrysis macleayi Borchmann, 1909
Hypophloeus maehleri Kulzer, 1956Darkling beetle
Iscanus ebeninus Lea, 1929
Iscanus glaber Lea, 1929
Kaszabadelium aucklandicum Broun, 1880
Lagria (Lagria) hirta Linnaeus, 1758
Latheticus oryzae Waterhouse, 1880Long-headed Flour Beetle
Lepidocnemeplatia sericea Horn, 1870Darkling beetle
Lobometopon diremptus Karsch, 1881Darkling beetle
Lorelus crassicornis Broun, 1880
Lorelus fumatus Lea, 1929
Lorelus kaszabi Watt, 1992
Lorelus laticornis Watt, 1992
Lorelus latulus Broun, 1910
Lorelus marginalis Broun, 1910
Lorelus obtusus Watt, 1992
Lorelus opacus Watt, 1992
Lorelus politus Watt, 1992
Lorelus priscus Sharp, 1876
Lorelus pubescens Broun, 1880
Lorelus punctalus
Lorelus punctatus Watt, 1992
Lorelus quadricollis Broun, 1883
Lorelus tarsalis Broun, 1910
Lyphia angusta Lucas, 1849Darkling beetle
Martianus castaneus Fairmaire, 1893
Melanimon tibialis (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Melanimon tibiale Fabricius, 1781
Menimus batesi Sharp, 1876
Menimus borealis Watt, 1992
Menimus brouni Watt, 1992
Menimus caecus Sharp, 1876
Menimus clarkei Watt, 1992
Menimus crassus Sharp, 1876
Menimus crinalis Broun, 1880
Menimus curtulus Broun, 1883
Menimus dubius Broun, 1880
Menimus elongatus Watt, 1992
Menimus helmorei Watt, 1992
Menimus laevicollis Broun, 1895
Menimus moehauensis Watt, 1992
Menimus oblongus Broun, 1880
Menimus obscurus Broun, 1880
Menimus pubiceps Broun, 1921
Menimus puncticeps Broun, 1880
Menimus sinuatus Broun, 1886
Menimus thoracicus Broun, 1880
Mesomorphus villiger Blanchard, 1853Beetle
Mesomorphus vitalisi Chatanay, 1917Darkling beetle
Mesopatrum granulosum Broun, 1893
Mesotretis fumata (Lea, 1929)⇒ Lorelus fumatus Lea, 1929
Metisopus purpureipennis Bates, 1873
Mimopeus buchanani Broun, 1880
Mimopeus clarkei Watt, 1988
Mimopeus convexus Watt, 1988
Mimopeus costellus Broun, 1905
Mimopeus elongatus Brême, 1842
Mimopeus granulosus Brême, 1842
Mimopeus humeralis Bates, 1873
Mimopeus impressifrons Bates, 1873
Mimopeus insularis Watt, 1988
Mimopeus johnsi Watt, 1988
Mimopeus lateralis Broun, 1909
Mimopeus lewisianus Sharp, 1903
Mimopeus neglectus Watt, 1988
Mimopeus opaculus Bates, 1873
Mimopeus parallelus Watt, 1988
Mimopeus parvus Watt, 1988
Mimopeus pascoei Bates, 1873
Mimopeus rugosus Bates, 1873
Mimopeus subcostatus Sharp, 1903
Mimopeus thoracicus Bates, 1873
Mimopeus tibialis Bates, 1873
Mimopeus turbotti Watt, 1988
Mimopeus vallis Watt, 1988
Mitua triangularis Watt, 1992
Mitua tuberculicostata White, 1846
Myrmechixenus vaporariorum Guérin-Ménev..., 1843Darkling beetle
Notibius puberulus LeConte, 1851
Omedes nitidus Broun, 1893
Omedes substriatus Broun, 1880
Opatrinus gibbicollis Mulsant & Rey, 1853
Opatrum (Opatrum) sabulosum Linnaeus, 1758
Palembus ocularis Casey, 1891
Palorus foveicollis Blair, 1930Darkling beetle
Palorus ratzeburgi Wissmann, 1848Small-eyed flour beetle
Palorus ratzeburgii Wissmann, 1848Small-eyed Flour Beetle
Palorus subdepressus Wollaston, 1864Depressed flour beetle
Partystona metallica Watt, 1992
Penthicus dschungaricus Kaszab, 1967
Periatrum carinatum Watt, 1992
Periatrum edentalum
Periatrum edentatum Watt, 1992
Periatrum helmsi Sharp, 1886
Periatrum manapouricum Watt, 1992
Periatrum rotundatum Watt, 1992
Periatrum tumipes Broun, 1893
Phaleria rotundata LeConte, 1851
Phanerotoma (Bracotritoma) bilinea Lyle, 1924
Phanerotoma hawaiiensis
Phanerotoma myeloisae Fullaway, 1956Parasitoid wasp
Pheloneis amaroides Lacordaire, 1859
Pheloneis simulans Redtenbacher, 1868
Pheloneis triregius Watt, 1992
Philolithus (Glyptasida) sordidus LeConte, 1853
Pimelia (Chaetotoma) dubia Faldermann, 1837
Platydema obscurum (Sharp, 1885)⇒ Platydema striatum Montrouzier, 1860
Platydema subfascia Walker, 1858Darkling beetle
Platyphanes chalcopteroides Carter, 1913
Pseudhelops antipodensis Watt, 1971
Pseudhelops capitalis Broun, 1917
Pseudhelops chathamensis Watt, 1992
Pseudhelops clandestinus Watt, 1971
Pseudhelops liberalis Watt, 1971
Pseudhelops posticalis Broun, 1909
Pseudhelops quadricollis Broun, 1909
Pseudhelops tuberculatus Guérin-Ménev..., 1841
Pseudocistela kauaiensis Perkins, 1900
Pseudocistela subaenescens Perkins, 1900
Saragus costatus Solier, 1848
Sciophagus pandanicola Boisduval, 1835
Stenadelium striatum Watt, 1992
Strongylium cultellatum Mäklin, 1867Darkling beetle
Syrphetodes bullatus Sharp, 1886
Syrphetodes carinatus Leschen & Bu..., 2014
Syrphetodes cirrhopogon Leschen & Bu..., 2014
Syrphetodes cordopennis Broun, 1893
Syrphetodes crenatus Broun, 1880
Syrphetodes decoratus Broun, 1880
Syrphetodes dorsalis Broun, 1893
Syrphetodes insularis Leschen & Bu..., 2014
Syrphetodes magnus Leschen & Bu..., 2014
Syrphetodes marginatus Pascoe, 1875
Syrphetodes marrisi Leschen & Bu..., 2014
Syrphetodes melanopogon Leschen & Bu..., 2014
Syrphetodes nodosalis Broun, 1904
Syrphetodes nunni Leschen & Bu..., 2014
Syrphetodes obtusus Leschen & Bu..., 2014
Syrphetodes pensus Broun, 1921
Syrphetodes punctatus Broun, 1893
Syrphetodes relictus Leschen & Bu..., 2014
Syrphetodes simplex Broun, 1903
Syrphetodes sylvius Broun, 1893
Syrphetodes thoracicus Broun, 1921
Syrphetodes truncatus Broun, 1912
Syrphetodes variegatus Broun, 1917
Tagalus fordi Kulzer, 1957Darkling beetle
Tanychilus metallicus White, 1846
Tanychilus sophorae Broun, 1880
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) molitor Linnaeus, 1758Hardback Beetle
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) obscurus Fabricius, 1792Dark mealworm
Tribolium (Eusemostene) confusum Jacquelin du..., 1863Confused flour beetle
Tribolium (Tribolium) castaneum Herbst, 1797Bran bug.
Trogloderus nevadus La Rivers, 1943
Trogloderus tuberculatus Blaisdell, 1909
Ulodes verrucosus Erichson, 1842
Uloma bonzica Marseul, 1876Darkling beetle
Uloma tenebrionoides White, 1846
Ulomoides ocularis Casey, 1891Darkling beetle
Ulomotypus laevigatus Broun, 1886
Ulus hirsutus Champion, 1885Darkling beetle
Xylochus dentipes Broun, 1883
Xylochus spinifer Broun, 1893
Xylochus tibialis Broun, 1880
Xylochus triregius Watt, 1992
Zeadelium aeratum Broun, 1880
Zeadelium arthurense Watt, 1992
Zeadelium arthurensis
Zeadelium australe Watt, 1992
Zeadelium bullatum Pascoe, 1876
Zeadelium chalmeri Broun, 1883
Zeadelium complicatum Broun, 1911
Zeadelium femorale Broun, 1910
Zeadelium gratiosum Broun, 1893
Zeadelium hanseni Broun, 1885
Zeadelium hudsoni Broun, 1909
Zeadelium indigator Broun, 1886
Zeadelium intermedium Sharp, 1886
Zeadelium intricatum Broun, 1880
Zeadelium lentum Broun, 1880
Zeadelium nigritulum Broun, 1885
Zeadelium parvum Watt, 1992
Zeadelium senile Watt, 1992
Zeadelium simplex Sharp, 1886
Zeadelium thoracicum Broun, 1880
Zolodinus zelandicus Blanchard, 1847
Zomedes borealis Watt, 1992
Zophobas atratus Fabricius, 1775Darkling beetle

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in Polynesia
SubfamilyAlleculinae
Laporte, 1840
Comb-clawed beetles
6
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
14
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLagriinae
Latreille, 1825
Long-jointed bark beetles, Long-jointed Beetles
18
85
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPhrenapatinae
Solier, 1834
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
13
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyStenochiinae
Kirby, 1837
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
46
113
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyZolodininae
Watt, 1975
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Tenebrionidae (Latreille 1802)
Tenebrionidae (Latreille 1802)


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