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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
352
2671
5038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
351
2670
5037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2630
4959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1988
3673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
57
578
1006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
516
877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
30
301
480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
11
58
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
32
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Puerto Rico
32 Genera with 39 Species
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Adelina Hesse, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Alaetrinus Iwan, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Alegoria Castelnau, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Amarygmus Dalman, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Blapstinus Sturm, 03SpeciesTaxom
Bothrotes Casey, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Corticeus Piller& Mitt..., 1979Darkling beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Cymatothes Dejean, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Cyphostethe Marseul, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Diaperis Geoffroy, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Diastolinus Mulsant & Rey, 20023SpeciesTaxom
Dioedus LeConte, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Eleodes Eschscholtz, 1884Clown bug1SpeciesTaxom
Gnathocerus Thunberg, 18101SpeciesTaxom
Gnatocerus Thunberg, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Hymenorus Mulsant, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Lobometopon Casey, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Loxostethus Triplehorn, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Neomida Mulsant, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Nesocyrtosoma Marcuzzi, 20093SpeciesTaxom
Opatrinus Dejean, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Palembus Casey, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Phaleria Latreille, 19823SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidandrus LeConte, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Sitophagus Mulsant, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Strongylium Kirby, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Trachyscelis Latreille, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1797Flour beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Trientoma Solier, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Xerolinus Ivie & Hart, 2016
0SpeciesTaxom
Zophobas Dejean, 1775Blind click-beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
39 Species
Adelina pallida Say, 1823
Adelina plana Fabricius, 1801Darkling beetle
Alaetrinus pullus Sahlberg, 1823
Alegoria dilatata Castelnau, 1840
Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797Leser Mealworm Beetle
Alphitobius laevigatus Fabricius, 1781Black fungus beetle
Amarygmus morio Fabricius, 1777
Blapstinus dominicus Marcuzzi, 1962
Blapstinus humilis Casey, 1890
Blapstinus punctatus
Bothrotes cristatus Champion, 1892
Corticeus rufipes Fabricius, 1801
Corticeus tensicollis Triplehorn, 1979
Cymatothes tristis Laporte, 1840
Cyphostethe ferruginea Marseul, 1867
Diaperis maculatus Olivier, 1791Western mock orange
Diastolinus clavatus Mulsant & Rey, 1859
Diastolinus desecheo Hart & Ivie, 2016
Diastolinus victori Garrido, 2002
Eleodes sulcatula Champion, 1884
Gnathocerus (Echocerus) maxillosus (Fabricius, 1810)⇒ Gnatocerus maxillosus Fabricius, 1801
Gnatocerus cornutus Fabricius, 1798Broad-horned Flour Beetle
Gnatocerus maxillosus Fabricius, 1801Slender horned flour beetle
Loxostethus unicolor Triplehorn, 1962
Neomida lecontei Bates, 1873
Nesocyrtosoma bankense Hopp & Ivie, 2009
Nesocyrtosoma curvum Hopp & Ivie, 2009
Nesocyrtosoma puertoricense Hopp & Ivie, 2009
Opatrinus (Alaetrinus) pullus Sahlberg, 1823
Palembus ocularis Casey, 1891
Phaleria picipes Say, 1824
Phaleria testacea Say, 1824
Phaleria thinophila Watrous & Tr..., 1982
Sitophagus hololeptoides Laporte, 1840
Trachyscelis aphodioides Latreille, 1809
Tribolium (Tribolium) castaneum Herbst, 1797Bran bug.
Trientoma puertoricensis Marcuzzi, 1977
Trientoma varvasi Solier, 1835
Zophobas atratus Fabricius, 1775Darkling beetle

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in Puerto Rico
SubfamilyAlleculinae
Laporte, 1840
Comb-clawed beetles
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
10
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhrenapatinae
Solier, 1834
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenochiinae
Kirby, 1837
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
12
16
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