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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region Sydney Basin (New South Wales, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
3004
6116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
425
3002
6113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
403
2930
6006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
268
2399
5166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
69
969
2145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
62
828
1763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
35
476
835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
12
86
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
49
86
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sydney Basin
49 Genera with 86 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPSTU
Adelina Hesse, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Adelium Kirby, 19059SpeciesTaxom
Aethyssius Pascoe, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Alphitophagus Stephens, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Amarygmus Dalman, 18696SpeciesTaxom
Barycistela Blackburn, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Brycopia Pascoe, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Byrsax Pascoe, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Caediomorpha Blackburn, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Cardiothorax Motschulsky, 18408SpeciesTaxom
Celibe Boisduval, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Chalcopteroides Strand, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Chromomaea Pascoe, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Coripera Pascoe, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Corticeus Piller& Mitt..., 1921Darkling beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cyphaleus Westwood, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Daedrosis Bates, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Ecnolagria Borchmann, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Emcephalus Kirby, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Gnatocerus Thunberg, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Helea Latreille, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Homotrysis Pascoe, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Hyocis Pascoe, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Hypaulax Bates, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Laena Dejean, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Leiochrodes Westwood, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Lepispilus Westwood, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptogastrus MacLeay, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Lepturidea Fauvel, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Meneristes Pascoe, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Nocar Blackburn, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Nototrintus Carter, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Ommatophorus MacLeay, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Palorus Mulsant, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Paraphylax Foerster, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Pentaphyllus Dejean, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Phanerotoma Wesmael, 20154SpeciesTaxom
Platydema Castelnau & ..., 19082SpeciesTaxom
Platyphanes Westwood, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Promethis Pascoe, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pterohelaeus Brême, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Seirotrana Pascoe, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Spiloscapha Bates, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1792Indet. Mealworm Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonomenes Chevrolat, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Trachyscelis Latreille, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1797Flour beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Ulomoides Blackburn, 18721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sydney Basin
86 Species
Adelina sericesthis Weiser & Beard, 1959
Adelium alpicola Blackburn, 1892
Adelium augurale Pascoe, 1866
Adelium brevicorne Blessig, 1861Bronzed field beetle
Adelium calosomoides Kirby, 1818
Adelium canaliculatum Carter, 1908
Adelium globulosum Carter, 1905
Adelium heterodoxum Lea, 1898
Adelium pestiferum Carter, 1908
Adelium reticulatum Carter, 1905
Aethyssius major Carter, 1928
Aethyssius opacicollis Carter, 1915
Aethyssius viridis Boisduval, 1835
Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797Leser Mealworm Beetle
Alphitophagus bifasciatus Say, 1824Darkling beetle
Amarygmus cupido Pascoe, 1869
Amarygmus exilis Pascoe, 1869
Amarygmus minimus Carter, 1914
Amarygmus picicornis Hope, 1843
Amarygmus rugaticollis Blackburn, 1893
Amarygmus semissis Pascoe, 1869
Brycopia minuta Lea, 1898
Byrsax egenus Pascoe, 1866
Caediomorpha heteromera King, 1869
Cardiothorax aericollis Pascoe, 1869
Cardiothorax aureus Carter, 1906
Cardiothorax castelnaudi Pascoe, 1869
Cardiothorax howitti Pascoe, 1869
Cardiothorax laticollis Carter, 1911
Cardiothorax macleayi Pascoe, 1866
Cardiothorax marginatus Carter, 1920
Cardiothorax walckenaeri Hope, 1840
Celibe emarginata Guérin-Ménev..., 1830
Chalcopteroides cupripennis Hope, 1843
Chalcopteroides cyanopterus Hope, 1831
Chalcopteroides intermedius Blackburn, 1892
Chromomaea major (Carter, 1928)⇒ Aethyssius major Carter, 1928
Coripera deplanata Boisduval, 1835
Coripera distincta Carter, 1905
Coripera geminata Lea, 1898
Coripera morleyana Carter, 1905
Corticeus ulomoides Blair, 1921
Cyphaleus childreni Westwood, 1841
Daedrosis carteri Matthews, 1998
Daedrosis crenatostriata Bates, 1868
Daedrosis puncticeps Carter, 1924
Emcephalus camelus Carter, 1911
Gnatocerus cornutus Fabricius, 1798Broad-horned Flour Beetle
Helea granulata Lea, 1896
Homotrysis montium Carter, 1933
Homotrysis rufobrunnea Carter, 1933
Hyocis (Hyocis) bicolor Carter, 1908
Hyocis (Hyocis) minor Carter, 1920
Hyocis (Hyocis) pubescens MacLeay, 1872
Hypaulax crenata Boisduval, 1835
Laena cardiothorax Kaszab, 1978
Leptogastrus apiformis Carter, 1914
Lepturidea major Carter, 1928
Lepturidea opacicollis Carter, 1915
Lepturidea viridis Boisduval, 1835
Meneristes australis Boisduval, 1835
Nototrintus acaciensis Carter, 1911
Ommatophorus rufocoeruleus Carter, 1920
Palorus neboissi Halstead, 1967
Paraphylax corvax Gauld, 1984
Pentaphyllus erectus Lea, 1898
Phanerotoma australiensis Ashmead, 1900
Phanerotoma behriae Zettel, 1988
Phanerotoma decticauda Zettel, 1988
Phanerotoma lutea Kittel & Austin, 2015
Platydema limacella Pascoe, 1869
Platydema metallicum Carter, 1908
Platyphanes chalcopteroides Carter, 1913
Promethis nigra Blessig, 1861
Pterohelaeus castaneus Carter, 1933
Pterohelaeus litigiosus Pascoe, 1869
Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus Boisduval, 1835
Seirotrana catenulata Boisduval, 1835
Spiloscapha thallioides Pascoe, 1869
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) molitor Linnaeus, 1758Hardback Beetle
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) obscurus Fabricius, 1792Dark mealworm
Trachyscelis ciliaris Champion, 1893
Trachyscelis nigra Carter, 1906
Tribolium (Eusemostene) confusum Jacquelin du..., 1863Confused flour beetle
Tribolium (Tribolium) castaneum Herbst, 1797Bran bug.
Ulomoides pascoei MacLeay, 1872

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in Sydney Basin
SubfamilyAlleculinae
Laporte, 1840
Comb-clawed beetles
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoelometopinae
Lacordaire, 1859
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
11
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLagriinae
Latreille, 1825
Long-jointed bark beetles, Long-jointed Beetles
11
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenochiinae
Kirby, 1837
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
16
26
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