AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region South Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
816
19624
105366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
812
19606
105335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
775
19334
104374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
470
14136
82559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
139
5065
32704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
126
4478
27300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
62
2343
9895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
22
310
960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
125
126
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Asia
125 Genera with 126 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPSTUXZ
Adamus Iwan, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Ades Guérin-Ménev..., 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Adesmia Fischer von ..., 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Alaetrinus Iwan, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Allecula Fabricius, 1787
0SpeciesTaxom
Alphasida de la Escalera, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Amarygmus Dalman, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Amblysphagus Fairmaire, 01SpeciesTaxom
Androsus Gebien, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Arthrodosis Reitter, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Ascelosodis Redtenbacher, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Aulonogria Borchmann, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Azarelius Fairmaire, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Bioramix Bates, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Blaps Fabricius, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Blapstinus Sturm, 1826
0SpeciesTaxom
Blaptyscelis Carl Koch, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Bolitonaeus Lewis, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Bolitophagus Illiger, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Borbonalia Novak, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Boromorphus Wollaston, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Bradymerus Perroud & Mo..., 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Caedius Blanchard, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Calyptopsis Solier, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Camarimena Motschulsky, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Catapiestus Perty, 1831
0SpeciesTaxom
Cerogria Borchmann, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceropria Castelnau & ..., 18191SpeciesTaxom
Colposcelis Lacordaire, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Colpotinoides Kaszab, 1975
0SpeciesTaxom
Corticeus Piller& Mitt..., 1790Darkling beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Cryphaeus Klug, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptobates Léon Fairmaire, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Cteniopinus Seidlitz, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Cynaeus LeConte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cyphogenia Solier, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyphostethe Marseul, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Dendarus Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Derispia Lewis, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Derosphaerus Thomson, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Diaclina Jacquelin du..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Dichillus Jacquelin du..., 19601SpeciesTaxom
Diesia Fischer von ..., 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Diphyrrhynchus Fairmaire, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Edrotes LeConte, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Eleodes Eschscholtz, 1932Clown bug4SpeciesTaxom
Eremoecus Jean Théodor..., 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Ethas Pascoe, 01SpeciesTaxom
Eucolus Mulsant & Rey, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Eutochia LeConte, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Falsandrosus Kaszab, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Freyitia Koch, 1943
0SpeciesTaxom
Gonocephalum Solier, 09SpeciesTaxom
Hemicera Laporte & Br..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Heterotarsus Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Himatismus Erichson, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Hoplobrachium Fairmaire, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Hymenorus Mulsant, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Imatismus Dejean, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Indenicmosoma Ardoin, 1964
0SpeciesTaxom
Isomira Mulsant, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Laena Dejean, 199017SpeciesTaxom
Lagria Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lasiostola Solier, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Leichenum Dejean, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Luprops Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Menearchus Carter, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Menimus Sharp, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesomorphus Seidlitz, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Mesostena Eschscholtz, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Microblemma Hampson, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Microcrypticus Gebien, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Microplatyscelis Kaszab, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Misolampidius Solsky, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Notocorax Dejean, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Odocnemis Allard, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Oedemutes Pascoe, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Opatroides Brullé, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Opatrum Fabricius, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Osdara Francis Walker, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Oxycara Solier, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphylax Foerster, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Paratenetus Spinola, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Phaleria Latreille, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Phanerotoma Wesmael, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Phylan Stephens, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Pimelia Fabricius, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Platolenes Gebien, 03SpeciesTaxom
Platycotylus Olliff, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Platydema Castelnau & ..., 18312SpeciesTaxom
Platydemoides Kaszab, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Platyesia Skopin, 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Platynotus Fabricius, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Plesiophthalmus Motschoulsky, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Prionotheca Dejean, 17951SpeciesTaxom
Promethis Pascoe, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Prosodes Eschscholtz, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Psammocryptus Kraatz, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophthora Kaszab, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Pycnotagalus Kaszab, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Scleropatrum Reitter, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Sclerum Dejean, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Scolytocaulus Fairmaire, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Simalura Gebien, 01SpeciesTaxom
Spinamarygmus Pic, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Spinolyprops Pic, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Stenochinus Motschoulsky, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Stenosis Herbst, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Sternocera Eschscholtz, 175810SpeciesTaxom
Strongylium Kirby, 19984SpeciesTaxom
Sympiezocnemis Simon Martyn..., 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanchirus Léon Fairmaire, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1758Indet. Mealworm Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Tentyria Latreille, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Thriptera Solier, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Trachyderma Gravenhorst, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Trachyscelis Latreille, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1797Flour beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Uloma Dejean, 18213SpeciesTaxom
Ulomimus Lucas, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Ulomina Baudi di Selve, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Upis Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xanthalia Fairmaire, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Zophosis Latreille, 18322SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
126 Species and 1 Subspecies
Adamus micrositoides Kaszab, 1975
Alaetrinus pullus Sahlberg, 1823
Alphasida annina Reitter, 1917
Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797Leser Mealworm Beetle
Alphitobius laevigatus Fabricius, 1781Black fungus beetle
Amarygmus picicornis Hope, 1843
Amblysphagus ceylonicus
Androsus cyanescens Pic, 1934
Arthrodosis costatus Kaszab, 1959
Ascelosodis haagi Bates, 1879
Azarelius singularis Wasmann, 1896
Blaps urophora Fairmaire, 1891
Bolitophagus reticulatus Linnaeus, 1767
Borbonalia nepalica Novak, 2014
Boromorphus armeniacus Reitter, 1889
Ceropria induta Wiedemann, 1819
Corticeus cephalotes Gebien, 1914
Corticeus linearis Fabricius, 1790
Cryptobates kuiterti Hungerford &..., 1958
Cryptobates raja Distant, 1910
Cynaeus angustus J. L. LeConte, 1851Larger black beetle
Diaclina platydemoides Gebien, 1927
Dichillus afghanicus Kaszab, 1960
Eleodes brunnipes Casey, 1890
Eleodes nigrina LeConte, 1858
Eleodes novoverrucula Boddy, 1957
Eleodes patulicollis Blaisdell, 1932
Ethas krombeini
Eutochia (Aptereutochia) aptera Kaszab, 1980
Eutochia atra Pic, 1926
Falsandrosus tetrops Zoltán Kaszab, 1980
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) depressum Fabricius, 1801
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) ermischi Kaszab, 1960
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) granulatum Fabricius, 1791
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) guignoti Kaszab, 1960
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) rusticum A. G. Olivier, 1811
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) setulosum Faldermann, 1837
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) soricinum Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) tuberculatum Hope, 1831
Gonocephalum spangleri
Hemicera krombeini
Heterotarsus ceylonicus
Himatismus villosus Haag-Rutenberg, 1870
Imatismus fasciculatus Fabricius, 1798
Isomira (Isomira) murina (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Thriptera murina Baudi di Selve, 1881
Isomira comstocki Papp, 1956
Laena bikhebhanjangensis (Masumoto, 1990)⇒ Anthicus biguttatus LaFerté-Séne..., 1849
Laena chaukiensis Masumoto, 1990
Laena formaneki Schuster, 1916
Laena gairibasensis Masumoto, 1990
Laena kangchendzongensis Masumoto, 1990
Laena lamjurensis Masumoto, 1990
Laena luprops Kaszab, 1973
Laena magarkensis (Masumoto, 1990)⇒ Laena herbertfranzi Kaszab, 1973
Laena merkli Weise, 1883
Laena moodlungensis (Masumoto, 1990)⇒ Laena prehimalayica Kaszab, 1977
Laena phithangensis Masumoto, 1990
Laena sakaii Masumoto, 1990
Laena sandakphuensis (Masumoto, 1990)⇒ Laena laevipennis Schuster, 1926
Laena shunichii (Masumoto, 1990)⇒ Aegialites shumshuensis Zerche, 2004
Laena singalilensis Masumoto, 1990
Laena thameogensis Masumoto, 1990
Laena vishnua Masumoto, 1990
Lagria (Lagria) hirta Linnaeus, 1758
Leichenum canaliculatum Fabricius, 1798Madagascar Beetle
Leichenum variegatum (Kuester, 1849)⇒ Leichenum canaliculatum Fabricius, 1798
Luprops tristis Fabricius, 1801Mupli beetle
Mesomorphus villiger Blanchard, 1853Beetle
Mesostena angustata Fabricius, 1775
Odocnemis recticollis Allard, 1876
Oedemutes tumidus Pascoe, 1860
Opatroides punctulatus Brullé, 1832Darkling beetle
Opatroides vicinus Fairmaire, 1896
Opatrum riparium Gerhardt, 1896
Paraphylax brachycyttari Ashmead, 1896
Paratenetus fuscus LeConte, 1850
Phaleria pallida Lewis, 1894
Phanerotoma transcaspica Kokujev, 1902
Phylan viaticus Mulsant & Rey, 1854
Pimelia (Melanostola) angulata Fabricius, 1775
Pimelia (Pimelia) undulata Solier, 1836
Platolenes ceylonicus
Platolenes sivae
Platolenes srilankanus
Platydema seticeoideum
Platydema subcostata Laporte & Br..., 1831
Platydemoides brincki Zoltán Kaszab, 1980
Platynotus striatus Fabricius, 1781
Prionotheca coronata A. G. Olivier, 1795
Promethis haagi Kaszab, 1988
Promethis oceanica Kaszab, 1988
Promethis sulcatipennis Kaszab, 1988
Prosodes kraatzi Reitter, 1893
Simalura ceylonica
Spinolyprops maculatus Kulzer, 1954
Stenochinus wakoi Masumoto & A..., 2002
Stenosis oertzeni Koch, 1948
Sternocera aequisignata E. Saunders, 1866
Sternocera aurosignata Thomson, 1878
Sternocera castanea Olivier, 1790
Sternocera chrysis Fabricius, 1775
Sternocera chrysis chrysis Fabricius, 1775
Sternocera dasypleuros Kollar, 1848
Sternocera diardii Gory, 1840
Sternocera laevigata Olivier, 1790
Sternocera pulchra Waterhouse, 1879
Sternocera sternicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Strongylium endoi Masumoto, 1982
Strongylium horni Oertzen, 1903
Strongylium nakanei Masumoto, 1981
Strongylium phedongense Masumoto, 1998
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) molitor Linnaeus, 1758Hardback Beetle
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) obscurus Fabricius, 1792Dark mealworm
Tenebrio angulatus Linnaeus, 1758
Tentyria leptidea (Fairmaire, 1879)⇒ Pachyscelis leprosa Faldermann, 1837
Trachyderma (Trachyderma) hispida Forskal, 1775
Trachyderma grande Schuster, 1930
Trachyscelis aphodioides Latreille, 1809
Tribolium (Tribolium) castaneum Herbst, 1797Bran bug.
Uloma bituberosa Kirsch, 1875
Uloma heynei
Uloma polita Wiedemann, 1821
Ulomimus indicus Bates, 1873
Ulomina carinata Baudi di Selve, 1876
Upis ceramboides Linnaeus, 1758Roughened darkling beetle
Zophosis afghanica Kaszab, 1959
Zophosis punctata Brullé, 1832

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in South Asia
SubfamilyAlleculinae
Laporte, 1840
Comb-clawed beetles
4
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoelometopinae
Lacordaire, 1859
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
11
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLagriinae
Latreille, 1825
Long-jointed bark beetles, Long-jointed Beetles
8
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhrenapatinae
Solier, 1834
3
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
31
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenochiinae
Kirby, 1837
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
52
51
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