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Checklist for Subfamily Tenebrioninae Latreille, 1802
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
55
803
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
51
684
1481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
24
342
606
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
6
27
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
15
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
6
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
6 Genera with 5 Species
Alphitobius Stephens, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Gonocephalum Solier, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Hoplonyx Thomson, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Palorus Mulsant, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Taraxides Waterhouse, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1825
Flour beetles0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
5 Species
Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797Leser Mealworm Beetle
Alphitobius laevigatus Fabricius, 1781Black fungus beetle
Gonocephalum simplex Fabricius, 1801Common ground beetle
Palorus ficicola Wollaston, 1867
Palorus foveicollis Blair, 1930Darkling beetle

Subnodes of Tenebrioninae with occurrences in Nigeria
TribeAlphitobiini
Reitter, 1917
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeAmarygmini
Gistel, 1848
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOpatrini
Brullé, 1832
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePalorini
Matthews, 2003
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTenebrionini
Latreille, 1802
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTriboliini
Mulsant, 1854
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



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