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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
85
1563
3957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
79
1347
3256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
40
728
1240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
15
120
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
61
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
61 Genera with 42 Species
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Ades Guérin-Ménev..., 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Amarygmus Dalman, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Amblysphagus Fairmaire, 01SpeciesTaxom
Androsus Gebien, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Bolitonaeus Lewis, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Bradymerus Perroud & Mo..., 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Caedius Blanchard, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Catapiestus Perty, 1831
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceropria Castelnau & ..., 18191SpeciesTaxom
Corticeus Piller& Mitt..., 1914Darkling beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cryphaeus Klug, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Derispia Lewis, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Derosphaerus Thomson, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Diaclina Jacquelin du..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Diphyrrhynchus Fairmaire, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
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, 02SpeciesTaxom
Hemicera Laporte & Br..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Heterotarsus Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Hoplobrachium Fairmaire, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Imatismus Dejean, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Indenicmosoma Ardoin, 1964
0SpeciesTaxom
Laena Dejean, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Leichenum Dejean, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Luprops Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Menearchus Carter, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Menimus Sharp, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesostena Eschscholtz, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Oedemutes Pascoe, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Osdara Francis Walker, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Oxycara Solier, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphylax Foerster, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Phaleria Latreille, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Pimelia Fabricius, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Platolenes Gebien, 03SpeciesTaxom
Platydema Castelnau & ..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Platydemoides Kaszab, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Prionotheca Dejean, 17951SpeciesTaxom
Promethis Pascoe, 1869
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
Sternocera Eschscholtz, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Strongylium Kirby, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Tanchirus Léon Fairmaire, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Trachyderma Gravenhorst, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1797Flour beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Uloma Dejean, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Ulomimus Lucas, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Ulomina Baudi di Selve, 18761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
42 Species
Alphitobius laevigatus Fabricius, 1781Black fungus beetle
Amarygmus picicornis Hope, 1843
Amblysphagus ceylonicus
Ceropria induta Wiedemann, 1819
Corticeus cephalotes Gebien, 1914
Diaclina platydemoides Gebien, 1927
Ethas krombeini
Eutochia (Aptereutochia) aptera Kaszab, 1980
Eutochia atra Pic, 1926
Falsandrosus tetrops Zoltán Kaszab, 1980
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) depressum Fabricius, 1801
Gonocephalum spangleri
Hemicera krombeini
Heterotarsus ceylonicus
Imatismus fasciculatus Fabricius, 1798
Laena formaneki Schuster, 1916
Leichenum canaliculatum Fabricius, 1798Madagascar Beetle
Leichenum variegatum (Kuester, 1849)⇒ Leichenum canaliculatum Fabricius, 1798
Luprops tristis Fabricius, 1801Mupli beetle
Mesostena angustata Fabricius, 1775
Oedemutes tumidus Pascoe, 1860
Paraphylax brachycyttari Ashmead, 1896
Phaleria pallida Lewis, 1894
Pimelia (Melanostola) angulata Fabricius, 1775
Pimelia (Pimelia) undulata Solier, 1836
Platolenes ceylonicus
Platolenes sivae
Platolenes srilankanus
Platydema seticeoideum
Platydemoides brincki Zoltán Kaszab, 1980
Prionotheca coronata A. G. Olivier, 1795
Simalura ceylonica
Spinolyprops maculatus Kulzer, 1954
Sternocera chrysis Fabricius, 1775
Sternocera sternicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Strongylium horni Oertzen, 1903
Trachyderma (Trachyderma) hispida Forskal, 1775
Tribolium (Tribolium) castaneum Herbst, 1797Bran bug.
Uloma bituberosa Kirsch, 1875
Uloma polita Wiedemann, 1821
Ulomimus indicus Bates, 1873
Ulomina carinata Baudi di Selve, 1876

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SubfamilyCoelometopinae
Lacordaire, 1859
5
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
8
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLagriinae
Latreille, 1825
Long-jointed bark beetles, Long-jointed Beetles
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhrenapatinae
Solier, 1834
3
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
8
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenochiinae
Kirby, 1837
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
25
19
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