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Checklist for Superfamily Tenebrionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bark)
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
 


List of families for Cape Town
9 Families width 38 Species and 2 Subspecies
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle28SpeciesTaxom
Salpingidae Leach, 1815Narrow-waisted bark beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Anthicidae (Latreille, 1819)Ant beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810Blister Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Ciidae Leach, 1819Minute tree fungus beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Mordellidae (Latreille, 1802)Pintail beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834Cylindrical bark beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810False Blister Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815Hairy fungus beetle0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Town
66 Genera with 38 Species
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Adesmia Fischer von ..., 17811SpeciesTaxom
Aglenus Erichson, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Anethas Jacobson, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Anomalipus Latreille, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Anthelephila Hope, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Anthicus Paykull, 1798
0SpeciesTaxom
Asemogena Péringuey, 01SpeciesTaxom
Asida Latreille, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Atrocrates Koch, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Blenosia Laporte de C..., 18061SpeciesTaxom
Capidium Koch, 1954
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceroctis Marseul, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Cis Latreille, 1848Bracket Fungus Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Cossyphodes Westwood, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Crypticanus Fairmaire, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochile Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Derolagria Borchmann, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Derosphaerius Westwood, 01SpeciesTaxom
Diestesoma Péringuey, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Ennearthron Mellié, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Erycastus Fairmaire, 01SpeciesTaxom
Eurynotus Kirby, 01SpeciesTaxom
Geophanus Haag-Rutenberg, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Gnathocerus Thunberg, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Gonocephalum Solier, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Gonopus Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Himatismus Erichson, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Horatoma Solier, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Hoshihananomia Kono, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Inscutomonomma Pic, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Isopteron Hope, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Laena Dejean, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Lagria Fabricius, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Lycanthropa Thomson, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom
Melananthoides Vázquez, 1996
0SpeciesTaxom
Microprius Fairmaire, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Mordellistena Costa, 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Mylabris Fabricius, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Nacerdes Dejean, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Notoxus Geoffroy, 1762
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocholissa Pascoe, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Onymacris Allard, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Oxura Kirby, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachyphaleria Gebien, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Palorus Mulsant, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Paramellops Andreae, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphylax Foerster, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaeotribon Kraatz, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaleriderma Koch, 1954
0SpeciesTaxom
Planostibes Gemminger, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Praogena Laporte de C..., 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Prolytta Kaszab, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoseriscius Espa& 324;ol, 01SpeciesTaxom
Scleron Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Somaticus Hope, 1840
False wireworms0SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeriestes Stephens, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1792Indet. Mealworm Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1933Flour beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopus Mulsant & Rey, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Typhaea Stephens, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Uloma Dejean, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Vincenzellus Reitter, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Zophius De Brême, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Zophosis Latreille, 18321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
38 Species and 2 Subspecies
Adesmia porcata Fabricius, 1781
Aglenus brunneus Gyllenhal, 1813
Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797Leser Mealworm Beetle
Anomalipus granocostatus Fairmaire, 1894
Asemogena humilis
Asida unigena Péringuey, 1899
Blenosia exarata Quensel, 1806
Ceroctis capensis Linnaeus, 1764
Ceroctis gyllenhalli Billberg, 1813
Cis cayensis Lawrence, 1971Small waterwort
Cis guerini Mellié, 1848
Cossyphodes angolanus Basilewsky, 1952
Derosphaerius asperifrons
Diestesoma pulchrum Péringuey, 1904
Erycastus vicinus
Eurynotus visseri
Gnathocerus (Gnathocerus) cornutus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Gnatocerus cornutus Fabricius, 1798
Gonocephalum simplex Fabricius, 1801Common ground beetle
Himatismus vansoni Koch, 1950
Inscutomonomma hessei fortesculpturaturn Freude, 1964
Inscutomonomma hessei hessei fortesculptu..., 1964
Laena luprops Kaszab, 1973
Lagria flava (Geoffroy, 1758)⇒ Glipa flava Fan & Yang, 1993
Lagria villosa (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Stenosis villosa C. Brisout d..., 1866
Mylabris (Micrabris) connata Rey, 1892
Nacerdes (Nacerdes) melanura Linnaeus, 1758False Blister Beetle
Onymacris paiva Haag, 1875
Pachyphaleria capensis Laporte de C..., 1840
Palorus subdepressus Wollaston, 1864Depressed flour beetle
Prolytta capensis Kaszab, 1967
Pseudoseriscius skaifei
Scleron ferrugineum Fabricius, 1801
Sphaeriestes sculptilis Fairmaire, 1868
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
Zophosis punctata Brullé, 1832

Subnodes of Tenebrionoidea with occurrences in Cape Town
FamilyAnthicidae
Latreille, 1819
Ant beetles, ant like flower beetle, Ant-like beetles, Ant-like flower beetles, Antlike flower beetles
3
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCiidae
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
Minute tree fungus beetles, Minute Tree-Fungus Beetle, Minute tree-fungus beetles, Shelf Fungus Beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMordellidae
Latreille, 1802
Pintail beetles, tumbling flower beetle, Tumbling flower beetles
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMycetophagidae
Leach, 1815
hairy fungus beetle, Hairy fungus beetles
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOedemeridae
Latreille, 1810
False Blister Beetle, False blister beetles, Flower Beetles, Pollen-feeding beetles, Thick-Legged Flower Beetles
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySalpingidae
Leach, 1815
narrow-waisted bark beetle, Narrow-waisted bark beetles, Narrow-wasted bark beetles
4
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms, Mealworms, Toktokkie beetles
46
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyZopheridae
Solier, 1834
Cylindrical bark beetles, ironclad beetle, Ironclad beetles, Zopherids
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



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