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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region West Midlands (English Midlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
425
3413
8111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
425
3413
8111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3364
8028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
293
2941
7315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
86
912
2196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
77
808
1829
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
41
406
867
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
14
70
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
33
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Midlands
33 Genera with 51 Species
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Agasthenes Bates, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Alphitophagus Stephens, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Anaedus Blanchard, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Blaps Fabricius, 17612SpeciesTaxom
Blapstinus Sturm, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Bolitophagus Illiger, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Bolitotherus Candeze, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Corticeus Piller& Mitt..., 1846Darkling beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Cteniopus Solier, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Diaperis Geoffroy, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Eledona Latreille, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Gnatocerus Thunberg, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Gondwanocrypticus Español Coll, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Gonodera Mulsant, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Idiobates Casey, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Isomira Mulsant, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lagria Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Liodema Horn, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Meracantha Kirby, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Nalassus Mulsant, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Neatus LeConte, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Neomida Mulsant, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Palorus Mulsant, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Platydema Castelnau & ..., 18318SpeciesTaxom
Prionychus Solier, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocistela Croctch, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidandrus LeConte, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Statira Audinet-Serv..., 18451SpeciesTaxom
Tarpela F. Bates, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1792Indet. Mealworm Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1797Flour beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Uloma Dejean, 18663SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Midlands
51 Species
Agasthenes varitarsus Gravenhorst, 1829
Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797Leser Mealworm Beetle
Alphitophagus bifasciatus Say, 1824Darkling beetle
Anaedus brunneus Ziegler, 1844
Blaps lethifera Marsham, 1802Darkling beetle
Blaps mucronata Linnaeus, 1761Cellar beetle
Blapstinus metallicus Fabricius, 1801
Bolitophagus corticola Say, 1825
Bolitotherus cornutus Panzer, 1794Forked Fungus Beetle
Corticeus bicolor Olivier, 1790
Corticeus cavus LeConte, 1866
Corticeus linearis Fabricius, 1790
Corticeus parallelus Melsheimer, 1846
Corticeus thoracicus Melsheimer, 1846
Cteniopus (Cteniopus) sulphureus Linnaeus, 1758Sulphur Beetle
Diaperis maculatus Olivier, 1791Western mock orange
Eledona agricola Herbst, 1783
Gnatocerus cornutus Fabricius, 1798Broad-horned Flour Beetle
Gondwanocrypticus obsoletus Say, 1824
Gonodera luperus Herbst, 1783
Idiobates castaneus Knoch, 1801
Isomira (Isomira) murina (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Thriptera murina Baudi di Selve, 1881
Lagria (Lagria) hirta Linnaeus, 1758
Liodema laevis Haldeman, 1848
Meracantha contracta Beauvois, 1805
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Goeze, 1777
Neatus tenebrioides Palisot de B..., 1812
Neomida bicornis Fabricius, 1777Two-Horned Darkling Beetle
Palorus ratzeburgi Wissmann, 1848Small-eyed flour beetle
Platydema elliptica Fabricius, 1798
Platydema erythrocera Laporte & Br..., 1831
Platydema excavata Say, 1824
Platydema laevipes Haldeman, 1848
Platydema micans Horn, 1870
Platydema picilabrum Melsheimer, 1846
Platydema ruficornis Sturm, 1826
Platydema subcostata Laporte & Br..., 1831
Prionychus ater (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Calydus ater Kaszab, 1960
Prionychus melanarius Germar, 1813
Pseudocistela ceramboides Linnaeus, 1758
Rhipidandrus paradoxus Beauvois, 1820
Statira gagatina Melsheimer, 1845
Tarpela micans Fabricius, 1798
Tarpela undulata LeConte, 1866
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) molitor Linnaeus, 1758Hardback Beetle
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) obscurus Fabricius, 1792Dark mealworm
Tribolium (Eusemostene) confusum Jacquelin du..., 1863Confused flour beetle
Tribolium (Tribolium) castaneum Herbst, 1797Bran bug.
Uloma imberbis LeConte, 1866
Uloma mentalis Horn, 1870
Uloma punctulata LeConte, 1866

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in West Midlands
SubfamilyAlleculinae
Laporte, 1840
Comb-clawed beetles
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoelometopinae
Lacordaire, 1859
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
8
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
16
22
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