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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region West Virginia (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
419
3097
6568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
3093
6563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
394
3002
6364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
278
2479
5175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
75
651
1009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
70
556
807
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
36
342
456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
13
71
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
35
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Virginia
35 Genera with 44 Species
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Alaetrinus Iwan, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Alobates Motschulsky, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ammodonus Mulsant & Rey, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Anaedus Blanchard, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Arthromacra Kirby, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Blapstinus Sturm, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Bolitotherus Candeze, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Capnochroa LeConte, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Corticeus Piller& Mitt..., 1846Darkling beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cynaeus LeConte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Diaperis Geoffroy, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Dioedus LeConte, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Eleodes Eschscholtz, 1824Clown bug5SpeciesTaxom
Eutomus Forster, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Glyptasida Casey, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Gondwanocrypticus Español Coll, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Haplandrus LeConte, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Hymenorus Mulsant, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypophloeus Fabricius, 1790
0SpeciesTaxom
Idiobates Casey, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Isomira Mulsant, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Lobopoda Solier, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Meracantha Kirby, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Nalassus Mulsant, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Neatus LeConte, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Neomida Mulsant, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Palorus Mulsant, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Paratenetus Spinola, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Phelopatrum Marseul, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Platydema Castelnau & ..., 18317SpeciesTaxom
Polypleurus Eschscholtz, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Stenomorpha Solier, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Sternocera Eschscholtz, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Tarpela F. Bates, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1758Indet. Mealworm Beetle1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Virginia
44 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alaetrinus minimus Palisot de B..., 1805
Alobates pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1775False Mealworm Beetle
Ammodonus fossor LeConte, 1847
Anaedus brunneus Ziegler, 1844
Arthromacra aenea Say, 1824
Blapstinus metallicus Fabricius, 1801
Bolitotherus cornutus Panzer, 1794Forked Fungus Beetle
Capnochroa fuliginosa Melsheimer, 1846
Corticeus thoracicus Melsheimer, 1846
Cynaeus angustus J. L. LeConte, 1851Larger black beetle
Diaperis maculatus Olivier, 1791Western mock orange
Diaperis nigronotata Pic, 1926
Dioedus punctatus LeConte, 1866
Eleodes (Eleodes) hispilabris Say, 1824False wireworm
Eleodes (Eleodes) suturalis Say, 1824False wireworm
Eleodes (Promus) fusiformis LeConte, 1858
Eleodes extricata Say, 1824
Eleodes tricostata Say, 1824
Eutomus lecythus Walker, 1849
Glyptasida aegra LeConte, 1858
Gondwanocrypticus obsoletus Say, 1824
Haplandrus fulvipes Herbst, 1797
Idiobates castaneus Knoch, 1801
Isomira angusta Casey, 1891
Isomira sericea Drapiez, 1820
Lobopoda flavipes Fabricius, 1792
Meracantha contracta Beauvois, 1805
Nalassus aereus Germar, 1823
Neatus tenebrioides Palisot de B..., 1812
Neomida bicornis Fabricius, 1777Two-Horned Darkling Beetle
Palorus ratzeburgi Wissmann, 1848Small-eyed flour beetle
Paratenetus punctatus Spinola, 1844
Platydema americana Laporte & Br..., 1831
Platydema elliptica Fabricius, 1798
Platydema excavata Say, 1824
Platydema laevipes Haldeman, 1848
Platydema micans Horn, 1870
Platydema ruficorne Sturm, 1870
Platydema subcostata Laporte & Br..., 1831
Polypleurus geminatus Solier, 1838
Stenomorpha (Asidopsis) opaca Say, 1824
Sternocera chrysis chrysis Fabricius, 1775
Tarpela micans Fabricius, 1798
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) molitor Linnaeus, 1758Hardback Beetle

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in West Virginia
SubfamilyAlleculinae
Laporte, 1840
Comb-clawed beetles
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoelometopinae
Lacordaire, 1859
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDiaperinae
Latreille, 1802
7
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPhrenapatinae
Solier, 1834
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenochiinae
Kirby, 1837
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
14
17
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