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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
401
3514
6584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
3513
6582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3451
6458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
243
2759
5315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
64
698
1150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
60
644
1064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
26
318
461
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
10
46
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
19
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Trinidad and Tobago
19 Genera with 21 Species
Alaetrinus Iwan, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Archaeoglenes Broun, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Calymmus Montrouzier, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Casnonidea Fairmaire, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Coelus Eschscholtz, 1829Dune Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Coniontis Eschscholtz, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Corticeus Piller& Mitt..., 1801Darkling beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Eleodes Eschscholtz, 1824Clown bug4SpeciesTaxom
Goniadera Perty, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Helops Fabricius, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Neomida Mulsant, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Nilio Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Opatrinus Dejean, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Paratenetus Spinola, 1844
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaleria Latreille, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Phanerotoma Wesmael, 02SpeciesTaxom
Platydema Castelnau & ..., 18862SpeciesTaxom
Sitophagus Mulsant, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Stenomorpha Solier, 18241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Trinidad and Tobago
21 Species
Alaetrinus pullus Sahlberg, 1823
Casnonidea simulatrix Borchmann, 1930
Coelus ciliatus Eschscholtz, 1829Ciliate Dune Beetle
Coniontis obesa LeConte, 1851
Corticeus rufipes Fabricius, 1801
Eleodes (Eleodes) hispilabris Say, 1824False wireworm
Eleodes caudifera LeConte, 1858
Eleodes obsoletus
Eleodes tricostata Say, 1824
Helops difficilis Horn, 1878
Neomida cioides Champion, 1886
Nilio villosus Fabricius, 1787
Opatrinus clathratus Fabricius, 1792
Phaleria fulva Fleutiaux & ..., 1890
Phaleria testacea Say, 1824
Phanerotoma bennetti Muesebeck, 1955
Phanerotoma nigripelia
Platydema cruenta Perty, 1830
Platydema guatemalensis Champion, 1886
Sitophagus hololeptoides Laporte, 1840
Stenomorpha (Asidopsis) opaca Say, 1824

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in Trinidad and Tobago
SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLagriinae
Latreille, 1825
Long-jointed bark beetles, Long-jointed Beetles
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNilioninae
Oken, 1843
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhrenapatinae
Solier, 1834
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
5
7
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