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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
57
623
794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
527
631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
31
309
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
9
66
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
46
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
17
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Town
17 Genera with 13 Species
Alphitobius Stephens, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Anomalipus Latreille, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Atrocrates Koch, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Blenosia Laporte de C..., 18061SpeciesTaxom
Crypticanus Fairmaire, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Erycastus Fairmaire, 01SpeciesTaxom
Eurynotus Kirby, 01SpeciesTaxom
Gonocephalum Solier, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Gonopus Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Palorus Mulsant, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Planostibes Gemminger, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Scleron Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1792Indet. Mealworm Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1933Flour beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopus Mulsant & Rey, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Uloma Dejean, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Zophius De Brême, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
13 Species
Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797Leser Mealworm Beetle
Anomalipus granocostatus Fairmaire, 1894
Blenosia exarata Quensel, 1806
Erycastus vicinus
Eurynotus visseri
Gonocephalum simplex Fabricius, 1801Common ground beetle
Palorus subdepressus Wollaston, 1864Depressed flour beetle
Scleron ferrugineum Fabricius, 1801
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.
Tribolium destructor Uyttenboogaart, 1933Dark flour beetle

Subnodes of Tenebrioninae with occurrences in Cape Town
TribeAlphitobiini
Reitter, 1917
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeAmarygmini
Gistel, 1848
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHelopini
Latreille, 1802
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOpatrini
Brullé, 1832
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePalorini
Matthews, 2003
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePedinini
Eschscholtz, 1829
9
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTenebrionini
Latreille, 1802
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTriboliini
Mulsant, 1854
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeUlomini
Blanchard, 1845
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



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