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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region United Arab Emirates (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
197
1020
1850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
197
1020
1850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
1003
1824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
137
867
1641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
30
239
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
27
179
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
9
56
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
3
26
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
16
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for United Arab Emirates
16 Genera with 20 Species
Adesmia Fischer von ..., 18352SpeciesTaxom
Apentanodes Reitter, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Cheirodes Géné, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Doliodesmus Spilman, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Erodius Fabricius, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Himatismus Erichson, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Hymenalia Mulsant, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Leichenum Dejean, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Mesostena Eschscholtz, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Mycetocharina Georg von Se..., 20083SpeciesTaxom
Pimelia Fabricius, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Prionotheca Dejean, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1782Indet. Mealworm Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Tentyrina Reitter, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Thriptera Solier, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Trachyderma Gravenhorst, 18572SpeciesTaxom


Species list for United Arab Emirates
20 Species and 3 Subspecies
Adesmia cancellata Klug, 1830
Adesmia cancellata clathrata Solier, 1835
Apentanodes arabicus Kirchsberg, 1877
Cheirodes brevicollis Wollaston, 1864
Doliodesmus charlesi Spilman, 1967
Erodius sauditus Kaszab, 1981
Himatismus villosus Haag-Rutenberg, 1870
Hymenalia denticulata Muche, 1982
Leichenum canaliculatum Fabricius, 1798Madagascar Beetle
Leichenum pulchellum (Lucas, 1846)⇒ Leichenum canaliculatum Fabricius, 1798
Mesostena angustata Fabricius, 1775
Mycetocharina braaschi Muche, 1982
Mycetocharina jelineki Novak, 2006
Mycetocharina vanharteni Novak, 2008
Pimelia (Homalopus) arabica Klug, 1830
Pimelia arabica emiri Kaszab Z, 1982
Prionotheca coronata A. G. Olivier, 1795
Prionotheca coronata ovalis Ancey, 1881
Tenebrio erodius Pallas, 1782
Tentyrina palmeri Crotch, 1872
Thriptera kraatzi Haag-Rutenberg, 1876
Trachyderma philistina Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Trachyderma philistinum Reiche & Saulcy, 1857

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in United Arab Emirates
SubfamilyAlleculinae
Laporte, 1840
Comb-clawed beetles
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
10
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
4
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