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Checklist for Superfamily Tenebrionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bark)
and region Central Karoo (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
147
552
730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
146
551
730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
140
542
715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
101
467
637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
25
140
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
23
112
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
11
53
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
4
19
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Karoo
4 Families width 7 Species
Tenebrionidae (Latreille, 1802)Darkling Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819Ant beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Meloidae (Gyllenhal, 1810)Blister Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Ripiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870Rhipiphoridae0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Karoo
19 Genera with 7 Species
Adesmia Fischer von ..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Anthelephila Hope, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Anthicus Paykull, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Ceroctis Marseul, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochile Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Derosphaerius Westwood, 01SpeciesTaxom
Epiphysa Dejean, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Gonopus Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Himatismus Erichson, 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Hycleus Latreille, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom
Machla Lichtenstein, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Mimesthes Marseul, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Moluris Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Mylabris Fabricius, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom
Planostibes Gemminger, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Ptilophorus Dejean, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenodesia Reitter, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Zophosis Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Karoo
7 Species
Adesmia torulosa
Anthicus bradfordi van Hille, 1984
Ceroctis gyllenhalli Billberg, 1813
Derosphaerius antilope
Hycleus amoenus Marseul, 1872
Moluris gibbosa Thunberg, 1787
Zophosis boei (Solier, 1834)⇒ Oculosis boei Solier, 1834

Subnodes of Tenebrionoidea with occurrences in Central Karoo
FamilyAnthicidae
Latreille, 1819
Ant beetles, ant like flower beetle, Ant-like beetles, Ant-like flower beetles, Antlike flower beetles
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
5
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRipiphoridae
Gemminger & Harold, 1870
Rhipiphoridae, wedge shaped beetle, Wedge-shaped beetles
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms, Mealworms, Toktokkie beetles
11
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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