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Checklist for Subfamily Tenebrioninae Latreille, 1802
and region South America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
929
31274
189459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
543
24019
154741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
149
9575
64497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
132
8867
57388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
74
5679
31524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
22
626
1988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
323
563
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
87
163
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
87 Genera with 163 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTUWZ
Aconobius Casey, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Aemymone Bates, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Alaetrinus Iwan, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Alegoria Castelnau, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Alobates Motschulsky, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Amarygmus Dalman, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Ammodonus Mulsant & Rey, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Ancylopoma Pascoe, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Antimachus Gistel, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Apsena LeConte, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Aptila Fåhraeus, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Argoporis Horn, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Artystona Bates, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Atrocrates Koch, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Blaps Fabricius, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Blapstinus Sturm, 195326SpeciesTaxom
Bothynocara Gebien, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Calymmus Montrouzier, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Centronopus Solier, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Cerenopus LeConte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Chaetyllus Pascoe, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Choastes Champion, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Cochabambia Marcuzzi, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Conibius LeConte, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Cryptobatoides Zoltán Kaszab, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Cylindronotus Faldermann, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Cymatothes Dejean, 17923SpeciesTaxom
Cyphaleus Westwood, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Diaclina Jacquelin du..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Eleodes Eschscholtz, 1824Clown bug33SpeciesTaxom
Embaphion Say, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Epantius Le Conte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Gonocephalum Solier, 18112SpeciesTaxom
Gonopus Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Hadrus Wollaston, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Haemodus Gebien, 01SpeciesTaxom
Heliofugus Guérin, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Helops Fabricius, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Hicetaon Champion, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Hypogena Dejean, 18407SpeciesTaxom
Iphthiminus Spilman, 1973
0SpeciesTaxom
Isicerdes Champion, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Latheticus Waterhouse, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Lyphia Mulsant & Rey, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Melanimon Steven, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Metabolocerus Bates, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Mimopeus Pascoe, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecodema Gebien, 1943
0SpeciesTaxom
Nautes Pascoe, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Nesotes Allard, 18386SpeciesTaxom
Nocibiotes Casey, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Notibius LeConte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Nuptis Motschoulsky, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Oligocara Solier, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Opatrinus Dejean, 18203SpeciesTaxom
Oxidates George Charl..., 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Ozolais Pascoe, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Palorus Mulsant, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Paroeatus Gebien, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Pedinus Latreille, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Pelleas Bates, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Penichrus Champion, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Phayllus Champion, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pheres Champion, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Phloeopsidius Gebien, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Phobelius Blanchard, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Phylan Stephens, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Pyanisia Laporte, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidandrus LeConte, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Scaurus Fabricius, 17713SpeciesTaxom
Scleron Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Sthenoboea Champion, 20152SpeciesTaxom
Talanus Mäklin, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Taphrosoma Kirsch, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Tauroceras Hope, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1924Indet. Mealworm Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Trachyderas Philippi, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1797Flour beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Trichoton Hope, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Uleda Laporte de C..., 18562SpeciesTaxom
Uloma Dejean, 18464SpeciesTaxom
Ulomina Baudi di Selve, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Ulus Horn, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Wattius Kaszab, 01SpeciesTaxom
Zophius De Brême, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Zophobas Dejean, 1880Blind click-beetles5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
163 Species and 4 Subspecies
Aconobius laciniatus Casey, 1891
Alaetrinus minimus Palisot de B..., 1805
Alaetrinus moestus Mulsant & Rey, 1853
Alaetrinus pullus Sahlberg, 1823
Alegoria dilatata Castelnau, 1840
Alobates pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1775False Mealworm Beetle
Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797Leser Mealworm Beetle
Alphitobius laevigatus Fabricius, 1781Black fungus beetle
Amarygmus morio Fabricius, 1777
Ammodonus cayennensis Champion, 1886
Ammodonus granosus Fall, 1912
Ammodonus tropicus Kirsch, 1866
Ancylopoma punctigera Pascoe, 1871
Antimachus coriaceus Lacordaire, 1859
Aptila costata Fåhraeus, 1870
Argoporis carinata Berry, 1980
Argoporis inconstans Horn, 1894
Blaps gibba Laporte, 1840
Blaps gigas Linnaeus, 1767
Blapstinus apicalis Van Dyke, 1953
Blapstinus atratus Champion, 1885
Blapstinus barrigtoni Van Dyke, 1953
Blapstinus batesoni Blair, 1933
Blapstinus bauri Linell, 1898
Blapstinus blairi Van Dyke, 1953
Blapstinus buqueti Champion, 1855
Blapstinus caudatus Van Dyke, 1953
Blapstinus costatus G.R. Waterhouse, 1845
Blapstinus culpepperi Van Dyke, 1953
Blapstinus darwini Aalbu & Trip..., 1991
Blapstinus desenderi Schatz, 1994
Blapstinus dilatatus LeConte, 1851Darkling beetle
Blapstinus duncani Van Dyke, 1953
Blapstinus egenus Champion, 1885
Blapstinus galapagoensis G.R. Waterhouse, 1845
Blapstinus lecontei Mulsant & Rey, 1859
Blapstinus lugubris Boheman, 1858
Blapstinus metallicus Fabricius, 1801
Blapstinus morio Boheman, 1858
Blapstinus pubescens (Leclerc, 1851)⇒ Blapstinus lecontei Mulsant & Rey, 1859
Blapstinus punctatus
Blapstinus spatulus Van Dyke, 1953
Blapstinus uniformis Van Dyke, 1953
Blapstinus wenmani Van Dyke, 1953
Blapstinus williamsi Van Dyke, 1953
Centronopus batesi Champion, 1885
Cerenopus concolor LeConte, 1851
Choastes rufitarsis Pic, 1935
Cochabambia martinezi Pirán, 1959
Conibius opacus LeConte, 1866
Cryptobatoides brunneus J.Polhemus, 1991
Cymatothes hieroglyphicus Perty, 1830
Cymatothes nebulosus Fabricius, 1781
Cymatothes undata Fabricius, 1792
Diaclina parallela Thomson, 1858
Eleodes (Eleodes) eschscholtzii Solier, 1848
Eleodes (Eleodes) grandicollis F. Grinnell, 1908
Eleodes (Eleodes) hispilabris Say, 1824False wireworm
Eleodes (Eleodes) spinipes Solier, 1848
Eleodes (Melaneleodes) debilis LeConte, 1858
Eleodes (Melaneleodes) rileyi Casey, 1891
Eleodes (Promus) subnitens LeConte, 1851
Eleodes (Steneleodes) longicollis LeConte, 1851
Eleodes angusta Eschscholtz, 1848
Eleodes anthracina Blaisdell, 1909
Eleodes armata LeConte, 1851
Eleodes coarctata Champion, 1885
Eleodes connata Solier, 1848
Eleodes dissimilis Blaisdell, 1909
Eleodes extricata Say, 1824
Eleodes forreri Champion, 1884
Eleodes granulata LeConte, 1857
Eleodes inculta LeConte, 1861
Eleodes leechi Tanner, 1961
Eleodes longicornis Champion, 1884
Eleodes loretensis Blaisdell, 1923
Eleodes nigropilosa LeConte, 1851
Eleodes obscura Say, 1824
Eleodes obsoletus
Eleodes pilosa Horn, 1870
Eleodes punctigera Blaisdell, 1909
Eleodes rotundipennis LeConte, 1857
Eleodes ruida Say, 1835
Eleodes solieri Champion, 1885
Eleodes spinolae Solier, 1848
Eleodes striolata LeConte, 1858
Eleodes sulcatula Champion, 1884
Eleodes tricostata Say, 1824
Embaphion depressum LeConte, 1851
Epantius obscurus LeConte, 1851
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) affine Billberg, 1815
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) rusticum A. G. Olivier, 1811
Hadrus carbonarius carbonarius
Hadrus carbonarius sousai Ardoin, 1960
Haemodus lutulenta
Helops cisteloides Germar, 1824
Helops serropalpus Thunberg, 1787
Hicetaon frontalis Champion, 1885
Hypogena biimpressa Latreille, 1833
Hypogena brasilica Perty, 1830
Hypogena brasiliensis Kulzer, 1962
Hypogena cat Steiner, 2005
Hypogena dejeani Champion, 1886
Hypogena reburra Grey & Smith, 2020
Hypogena tricornis Laporte de C..., 1840
Isicerdes subparallela Pic, 1921
Latheticus oryzae Waterhouse, 1880Long-headed Flour Beetle
Lyphia angusta Lucas, 1849Darkling beetle
Melanimon tibialis (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Melanimon tibiale Fabricius, 1781
Mimopeus opaculus Bates, 1873
Nautes nodulosus Champion, 1887
Nesotes altivagans Wollaston, 1864
Nesotes asper asper
Nesotes chiloensis Artigas, 1970
Nesotes congregatus Wollaston, 1854
Nesotes futilis Wollaston, 1854
Nesotes transversa Brullé, 1838
Nocibiotes caudatus Casey, 1895
Notibius puberulus LeConte, 1851
Nuptis cornutus Champion, 1885
Opatrinus clathratus Fabricius, 1792
Opatrinus gibbicollis Mulsant & Rey, 1853
Opatrinus minimus Beauvois, 1820
Ozolais elongata Champion, 1886
Palorus ratzeburgii Wissmann, 1848Small-eyed Flour Beetle
Palorus subdepressus Wollaston, 1864Depressed flour beetle
Pedinus affinis Brullé, 1833
Pelleas crotchi Wollaston, 1865
Penichrus blapstinoides Champion, 1885
Phayllus minutus Champion, 1886
Phylan companyae Viñolas, 1997
Rhipidandrus micrographus Lacordaire, 1866
Scaurus miliaris Billberg, 1815
Scaurus tristis Olivier, 1795
Scaurus uncinus Forster, 1771
Scleron ferrugineum Fabricius, 1801
Sthenoboea moraguesi Ferrer, 1996
Sthenoboea yvineci Gonzales, 2015
Taphrosoma dohrni Kirsch, 1866
Tauroceras cornutum Fabricius, 1775
Tauroceras rugosicollis Pic, 1913
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) molitor Linnaeus, 1758Hardback Beetle
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) obscurus Fabricius, 1792Dark mealworm
Tenebrio erodius Pallas, 1782
Tenebrio pollens (Casey, 1924)⇒ Arthrodosis politus Waterhouse, 1889
Trachyderas costulatum Fairmaire & ..., 1860
Tribolium (Eusemostene) confusum Jacquelin du..., 1863Confused flour beetle
Tribolium (Tribolium) castaneum Herbst, 1797Bran bug.
Trichoton cayennense Gebier, 1910
Trichoton curvipes Champion, 1885
Trichoton sordidum LeConte, 1851
Uleda diaperoides Castelnau, 1840
Uleda tarsalis Perroud & Mu..., 1856
Uloma punctulata LeConte, 1866
Uloma retusa Fabricius, 1801
Uloma retusa ephippigera
Uloma tenebrionoides White, 1846
Ulus crassus LeConte, 1851
Ulus hirsutus Champion, 1885Darkling beetle
Wattius asperulus Pascoe, 0
Zophobas atratus Fabricius, 1775Darkling beetle
Zophobas maculicollis Kirsch, 1866
Zophobas opacus Sahlberg, 1823
Zophobas quadrinotatus Kraatz, 1880
Zophobas tridentatus Kraatz, 1880

Subnodes of Tenebrioninae with occurrences in South America
TribeAlphitobiini
Reitter, 1917
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeAmarygmini
Gistel, 1848
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeAmphidorini
LeConte, 1862
2
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeBlaptini
Leach, 1815
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeBolitophagini
Kirby, 1837
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCentronopini
Doyen, 1989
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCerenopini
Horn, 1870
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHeleini
Fleming, 1821
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHelopini
Latreille, 1802
12
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHeterotarsini
LeConte, 1862
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelanimini
Koch, 1956
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOpatrini
Brullé, 1832
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePalorini
Matthews, 2003
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePedinini
Eschscholtz, 1829
19
47
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScaurini
Billberg, 1820
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTenebrionini
Latreille, 1802
13
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTitaenini
Fauvel, 1905
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeToxicini
Lacordaire, 1859
4
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTriboliini
Mulsant, 1854
6
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeUlomini
Blanchard, 1845
8
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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