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Checklist for Subfamily Tenebrioninae Latreille, 1802
and region California (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
677
9087
31848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
672
9069
31825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
644
8948
31525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
415
7174
26279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
118
2279
7495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
107
2058
6394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
54
1243
3620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
21
323
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
176
696
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
53
228
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
52 Genera with 228 Species
#ABCEGHILMNOPTUZ
Aconobius Casey, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Alaetrinus Iwan, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Alobates Motschulsky, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 17953SpeciesTaxom
Ammodonus Mulsant & Rey, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Apocrypha Eschscholtz, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Apsena LeConte, 18295SpeciesTaxom
Argoporis Horn, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Bius Mulsant, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Blaps Fabricius, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Blapstinus Sturm, 194223SpeciesTaxom
Bolitotherus Candeze, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Centronopus Solier, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Cerenopus LeConte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cheirodes Géné, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Conibius LeConte, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Cyphaleus Westwood, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Eleates Casey, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Eleodes Eschscholtz, 1921Clown bug92SpeciesTaxom
Eleodimorpha Blaisdell, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Embaphion Say, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Epantius Le Conte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Eulabis Eschscholtz, 03SpeciesTaxom
Gonocephalum Solier, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Helops Fabricius, 188521SpeciesTaxom
Hypogena Dejean, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Iphthiminus Spilman, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Lariversius Blaisdell, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Latheticus Waterhouse, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Mecysmus Horn, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Megeleates Casey, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Melasmana Strand, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Mycotrogus Horn, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Nalassus Mulsant, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Neobaphion Blaisdell, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Nesotes Allard, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Nocibiotes Casey, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Notibius LeConte, 04SpeciesTaxom
Opatrinus Dejean, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Opatroides Brullé, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Palorus Mulsant, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Talanus Mäklin, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1792Indet. Mealworm Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Tenebriocephalon Pic, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Tonibius Casey, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1933Flour beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Trichoton Hope, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Trogloderus LeConte, 19464SpeciesTaxom
Uloma Dejean, 18664SpeciesTaxom
Ulomina Baudi di Selve, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Ulus Horn, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Zophobas Dejean, 1775Blind click-beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
228 Species
Aconobius laciniatus Casey, 1891
Alaetrinus aciculatus Le Conte, 1859
Alaetrinus minimus Palisot de B..., 1805
Alobates pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1775False Mealworm Beetle
Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797Leser Mealworm Beetle
Alphitobius laevigatus Fabricius, 1781Black fungus beetle
Alphitobius piceus (A. G. Olivier, 1795)⇒ Alphitobius laevigatus Fabricius, 1781
Ammodonus granosus Fall, 1912
Apocrypha anthicoides Eschscholtz, 1831
Apocrypha clivinoides Horn, 1870
Apsena grossa LeConte, 1866
Apsena laticornis Casey, 1891
Apsena leachi Blaisdell, 1932
Apsena pubescens LeConte, 1851
Apsena rufipes Eschscholtz, 1829Fig Engraver Beetle
Argoporis alutacea Casey, 1890
Argoporis apicalis Blaisdell, 1943
Argoporis bicolor LeConte, 1851
Argoporis inconstans Horn, 1894
Bius estriatus LeConte, 1851
Blaps alternans Brullé, 1838
Blaps lethifera Marsham, 1802Darkling beetle
Blapstinus aequalis
Blapstinus brevicollis LeConte, 1851
Blapstinus castaneus Casey, 1890
Blapstinus coronadensis Blaisdell, 1892
Blapstinus dilatatus LeConte, 1851Darkling beetle
Blapstinus discolor Horn, 1870
Blapstinus elongatus (Casey, 1891)⇒ Blapstinus discolor Horn, 1870
Blapstinus fuliginosus
Blapstinus funebris
Blapstinus gregalis Casey, 1890
Blapstinus histricus Casey, 1891Beetle
Blapstinus inquisitus
Blapstinus lecontei Mulsant & Rey, 1859
Blapstinus longulus LeConte, 1851
Blapstinus parallelus
Blapstinus pimalis Casey, 1885
Blapstinus pratensis LeConte, 1859
Blapstinus pulverulentus Mannerheim, 1843
Blapstinus rufipes (Casey, 1891)⇒ Blapstinus discolor Horn, 1870
Blapstinus substriatus Champion, 1885
Blapstinus sulcatus LeConte, 1851
Blapstinus validus Casey, 1890
Blapstinus vandykei Blaisdell, 1942
Bolitotherus cornutus Panzer, 1794Forked Fungus Beetle
Cerenopus concolor LeConte, 1851
Cheirodes californica Horn, 1870
Conibius opacus LeConte, 1866
Conibius seriatus LeConte, 1851
Eleates depressus Randall, 1838
Eleates explanatus Casey, 1890
Eleates occidentalis Casey, 1886
Eleodes (Blapylis) clavicornis Eschscholtz, 1833
Eleodes (Blapylis) littoralis Eschscholtz, 1831
Eleodes (Blapylis) parvicollis Eschscholtz, 1829
Eleodes (Blapylis) tribulus Thomas, 2005
Eleodes (Cratidus) osculans LeConte, 1851Wooly darkling beetle
Eleodes (Eleodes) acuticaudus LeConte, 1851
Eleodes (Eleodes) armatus LeConte, 1851Armored Darkling Beetle
Eleodes (Eleodes) dentipes Eschscholtz, 1833Dentate Stink Beetle
Eleodes (Eleodes) gracilis LeConte, 1858
Eleodes (Eleodes) grandicollis F. Grinnell, 1908
Eleodes (Eleodes) hispilabris Say, 1824False wireworm
Eleodes (Melaneleodes) debilis LeConte, 1858
Eleodes (Melaneleodes) rileyi Casey, 1891
Eleodes (Metablapylis) aalbui Triplehorn, 2007
Eleodes (Steneleodes) giganteus Mannerheim, 1843
Eleodes (Steneleodes) longicollis LeConte, 1851
Eleodes acutangula Blaisdell, 1921
Eleodes acuticauda LeConte, 1851
Eleodes alticola Blaisdell, 1925
Eleodes arcuata Casey, 1884
Eleodes aristata Somerby, 1977
Eleodes aristatus
Eleodes armata LeConte, 1851
Eleodes blanchardii Blaisdell, 1909
Eleodes brunnipes Casey, 1890
Eleodes californica Blaisdell, 1929
Eleodes carbonaria Say, 1824
Eleodes caseyi Blaisdell, 1909
Eleodes consobrina LeConte, 1851
Eleodes constricta LeConte, 1858
Eleodes cordata Eschscholtz, 1833
Eleodes corvina Blaisdell, 1921
Eleodes cuneaticollis Casey, 1890
Eleodes delicata Blaisdell, 1929
Eleodes elegans
Eleodes extricata Say, 1824
Eleodes femorata LeConte, 1851
Eleodes fuchsii Blaisdell, 1909
Eleodes gigantea Mannerheim, 1843
Eleodes granosa LeConte, 1866
Eleodes granulata LeConte, 1857
Eleodes hirsuta LeConte, 1861
Eleodes hoppingii Blaisdell, 1909
Eleodes hornii Blaisdell, 1909
Eleodes humeralis LeConte, 1857
Eleodes hybrida Blaisdell, 1917
Eleodes inculta LeConte, 1861
Eleodes inyoensis Tanner, 1961
Eleodes kaweana Blaisdell, 1933
Eleodes laticollis LeConte, 1851
Eleodes lecontei (Horn, 1870)⇒ Eleodes hispilabris Say, 1824
Eleodes longipilosa Horn, 1891
Eleodes marginata Eschscholtz, 1833
Eleodes moesta Blaisdell, 1921
Eleodes neotomae Blaisdell, 1909
Eleodes nigrina LeConte, 1858
Eleodes nigropilosa LeConte, 1851
Eleodes nunenmacheri Blaisdell, 1918
Eleodes obscura Say, 1824
Eleodes obsoletus
Eleodes omissus LeConte, 1858
Eleodes papillosa Blaisdell, 1917
Eleodes patulicollis Blaisdell, 1932
Eleodes pilosa Horn, 1870
Eleodes pimelioides Mannerheim, 1843
Eleodes planata Eschscholtz, 1829
Eleodes producta Mannerheim, 1843
Eleodes prominens
Eleodes propinqua Blaisdell, 1918
Eleodes quadricollis Eschscholtz, 1833
Eleodes robinetti Boddy, 1957
Eleodes rotundipennis LeConte, 1857
Eleodes scabricula LeConte, 1858
Eleodes scabripennis LeConte, 1859
Eleodes scabriventris Blaisdell, 1933
Eleodes scabrosa Eschscholtz, 1833
Eleodes schlingeri Somerby, 1976
Eleodes schwarzii Blaisdell, 1909
Eleodes snowii Blaisdell, 1909
Eleodes solieri Champion, 1885
Eleodes sponsa LeConte, 1858
Eleodes subcylindrica Casey, 1890
Eleodes subtuberculata Walker, 1866
Eleodes subvestita Blaisdell, 1939
Eleodes tarsalis
Eleodes tenebrosa Horn, 1870
Eleodes tricostata Say, 1824
Eleodes trita Blaisdell, 1917
Eleodes tuberculata (Eschscholtz, 1833)⇒ Eleodes papillosa Blaisdell, 1917
Eleodes ursus Triplehorn, 1996
Eleodes vandykei Blaisdell, 1909
Eleodes versatilis Blaisdell, 1921
Eleodimorpha bolcan Blaisdell, 1909
Embaphion depressum LeConte, 1851
Embaphion elongatum Horn, 1870
Embaphion glabrum Blaisdell, 1909
Epantius obscurus LeConte, 1851
Eulabis bicarinata Eschscholtz, 1829
Eulabis crassicornis
Eulabis montana
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) oblitum Wollaston, 1864
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) patruele Erichson, 1843
Helops angustus LeConte, 1859
Helops attenuatus LeConte, 1851
Helops bachei LeConte, 1861
Helops blaisdelli Casey, 1891
Helops cisteloides Germar, 1824
Helops confluens Casey, 1924
Helops discipulus Casey, 1891
Helops edwardsii Horn, 1870
Helops laetus LeConte, 1857
Helops obtusangulus Blaisdell, 1921
Helops opacus LeConte, 1859
Helops pernitens LeConte, 1861
Helops pinguis Horn, 1894
Helops punctatus Gemminger, 1870
Helops rufipes (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Homotrysis rufipes Fabricius, 1775
Helops rugicollis LeConte, 1866
Helops rugulosus LeConte, 1851
Helops simulator Blaisdell, 1921
Helops spretus Horn, 1880
Helops stenotrichoides Blaisdell, 1895
Helops strigicollis Horn, 1885
Hypogena marginata LeConte, 1851
Iphthiminus lewisii Horn, 1870
Iphthiminus serratus Mannerheim, 1843
Latheticus oryzae Waterhouse, 1880Long-headed Flour Beetle
Latheticus prosopis Chittenden, 1904
Mecysmus angustus LeConte, 1851
Mecysmus tenuis Casey, 1890
Megeleates sequoiarum Casey, 1895
Melasmana lineata Brullé, 1838
Mycotrogus piceus Horn, 1870
Nalassus californicus Mannerheim, 1843
Nalassus convexulus LeConte, 1861
Neobaphion planipenne LeConte, 1866
Nesotes aethiops Wollaston, 1864
Nesotes picescens Wollaston, 1864
Nesotes porrecta Wollaston, 1864
Nocibiotes crassipes Casey, 1890
Nocibiotes gracilis Casey, 1895
Nocibiotes granulatus LeConte, 1851
Notibius laticeps Casey, 1890
Notibius puberulus LeConte, 1851
Notibius puncticollis LeConte, 1851
Notibius substriatus
Opatrinus minimus Beauvois, 1820
Opatroides punctulatus Brullé, 1832Darkling beetle
Palorus euphorbiae Wollaston, 1862
Palorus subdepressus Wollaston, 1864Depressed flour beetle
Talanus stenochinus LeConte, 1878
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) molitor Linnaeus, 1758Hardback Beetle
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) obscurus Fabricius, 1792Dark mealworm
Tenebriocephalon piceum Pic, 1925
Tonibius sulcatus LeConte, 1851
Tribolium (Eusemostene) confusum Jacquelin du..., 1863Confused flour beetle
Tribolium (Tribolium) castaneum Herbst, 1797Bran bug.
Tribolium audax Halstead, 1968American black flour beetle
Tribolium brevicorne LeConte, 1859North American Flour Beetle
Tribolium brevicornis LeConte, 1859
Tribolium destructor Uyttenboogaart, 1933Dark flour beetle
Trichoton sordidum LeConte, 1851
Trogloderus costatus LeConte, 1879
Trogloderus nevadus La Rivers, 1943
Trogloderus tuberculatus Blaisdell, 1909
Trogloderus vandykei La Rivers, 1946
Uloma impressa Melsheimer, 1846
Uloma longula LeConte, 1861
Uloma mentalis Horn, 1870
Uloma punctulata LeConte, 1866
Ulus crassus LeConte, 1851
Ulus elongatulus Casey, 1890
Ulus fimbriatus Casey, 1890
Ulus latus Blaisdell, 1892
Zophobas atratus Fabricius, 1775Darkling beetle

Subnodes of Tenebrioninae with occurrences in California
TribeAlphitobiini
Reitter, 1917
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeAmphidorini
LeConte, 1862
5
100
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeApocryphini
Lacordaire, 1859
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeBlaptini
Leach, 1815
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeBolitophagini
Kirby, 1837
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCerenopini
Horn, 1870
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeEleodini
Blaisdell, 1909
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHeleini
Fleming, 1821
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHelopini
Latreille, 1802
4
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOpatrini
Brullé, 1832
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePalorini
Matthews, 2003
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePedinini
Eschscholtz, 1829
13
46
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScaurini
Billberg, 1820
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTenebrionini
Latreille, 1802
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTriboliini
Mulsant, 1854
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeUlomini
Blanchard, 1845
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Tenebrioninae at dyntaxa.se
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