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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
278
2042
4455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
277
2041
4453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2029
4437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1652
3788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
44
455
949
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
41
365
736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
20
136
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
8
45
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
15
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Saudi Arabia
15 Genera with 17 Species
Adesmia Fischer von ..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Apentanodes Reitter, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Bolitophagus Illiger, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cornucistela Campbell, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Erodius Fabricius, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Hymenalia Mulsant, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Mesostena Eschscholtz, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Mycetocharina Georg von Se..., 19821SpeciesTaxom
Phanerotoma Wesmael, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Pimelia Fabricius, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Scaurus Fabricius, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Sepidium Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1782Indet. Mealworm Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Trachyderma Gravenhorst, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Vieta Laporte de C..., 18771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
17 Species and 2 Subspecies
Adesmia cancellata Klug, 1830
Apentanodes arabicus Kirchsberg, 1877
Bolitophagus reticulatus Linnaeus, 1767
Cornucistela serrata Campbell, 1980
Erodius sauditus Kaszab, 1981
Hymenalia denticulata Muche, 1982
Mesostena puncticollis Solier, 1835
Mycetocharina braaschi Muche, 1982
Phanerotoma (Bracotritoma) graciloides van Achterberg, 1990
Phanerotoma (Bracotritoma) masiana Fahringer, 1934
Phanerotoma robusta Zettel, 1988
Pimelia arabica arabica Klug JCF, 1830
Scaurus puncticollis puncticollis Solier, 1838
Sepidium cristatum Fabricius, 1775
Tenebrio erodius Pallas, 1782
Trachyderma philistina Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Vieta millingenii Kirchsberg, 1877

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
9
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
3
3
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