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Checklist for Subfamily Tenebrioninae Latreille, 1802
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
685
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
43
256
383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
40
227
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
19
131
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
6
40
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
27
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
11
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Peninsula
11 Genera with 10 Species
Alobates Motschulsky, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Atrocrates Koch, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Bantodemus Koch, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Blaps Fabricius, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Blenosia Laporte de C..., 18061SpeciesTaxom
Eurynotus Kirby, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Gonocephalum Solier, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Misolampus Latreille, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Opatrum Fabricius, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1782Indet. Mealworm Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Zophius De Brême, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
10 Species
Alobates pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1775False Mealworm Beetle
Bantodemus crassipes Thunberg, 1821
Blaps rufipes Thunberg, 1821
Blaps tibialis Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Blenosia exarata Quensel, 1806
Eurynotus capensis Fabricius, 1794
Gonocephalum seriatum Boisduval, 1835Beetle
Misolampus gibbulus Herbst, 1799
Opatrum (Colpophorus) validum Rottenberg, 1871
Tenebrio erodius Pallas, 1782

Subnodes of Tenebrioninae with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
TribeBlaptini
Leach, 1815
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHelopini
Latreille, 1802
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOpatrini
Brullé, 1832
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePedinini
Eschscholtz, 1829
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTenebrionini
Latreille, 1802
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Tenebrioninae at artfakta.se
Tenebrioninae at dyntaxa.se
Tenebrioninae at itis.gov