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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region Tanganyika (Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
219
1008
1531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
218
1007
1530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
208
974
1479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
134
763
1211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
42
239
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
40
233
341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
24
154
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
8
30
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
11
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanganyika
11 Genera with 8 Species
Anchophthalmops Koch, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Anchophthalmus Gerstaecker, 01SpeciesTaxom
Chirocharis Kolbe, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Gonopus Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Hoplonyx Thomson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Menephilus Mulsant, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pentaphyllus Dejean, 01SpeciesTaxom
Phrynocolus Lacordaire, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Platydema Castelnau & ..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Sternocera Eschscholtz, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Zophosis Latreille, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanganyika
8 Species
Anchophthalmops brevipleurum Koch, 1956
Anchophthalmops menouxi Mulsant & Rey, 1853
Anchophthalmus pricipennis
Hoplonyx brevicollis Gerstaecker, 1871
Menephilus gagatus Gebien, 1910
Pentaphyllus capricornis
Platydema latitarse
Sternocera pulchra Waterhouse, 1879

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in Tanganyika
SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLagriinae
Latreille, 1825
Long-jointed bark beetles, Long-jointed Beetles
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
5
5
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