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Checklist for Superfamily Tenebrionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bark)
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3469
10524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
63
1270
4184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
57
1029
3105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
29
466
1085
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
10
67
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ethiopia
10 Families width 108 Species and 5 Subspecies
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810Blister Beetle36SpeciesTaxom
Aderidae Winkler, 1927Ant-like leaf beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle30SpeciesTaxom
Scraptiidae Mulsant, 1856Antlike leaf beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819Ant beetles11SpeciesTaxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834Cylindrical bark beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Ciidae Leach, 1819Minute tree fungus beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802Pintail beetles9SpeciesTaxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810False Blister Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Ripiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870Rhipiphoridae1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ethiopia
67 Genera with 108 Species
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Actenodia Laporte de C..., 19781SpeciesTaxom
Aderus Stephens, 18945SpeciesTaxom
Adesmia Fischer von ..., 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Afrospasta Bologna, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Anaspis Geoffroy, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Anthelephila Hope, 01SpeciesTaxom
Anthicus Paykull, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Arturium Koch, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Aulacoderus La Ferte-Sen..., 19841SpeciesTaxom
Biophida Pascoe, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Bitoma Herbst, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Bogosus Pic, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Brachyphrynus Léon Fairmaire, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Cabalia Mulsant & Rey, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Cheirodes Géné, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Cis Latreille, 1847Bracket Fungus Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Coryna Förster, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Cryphaeus Klug, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Endomia Laporte, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1883Burning Blister Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Eucolus Mulsant & Rey, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Eutochia LeConte, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Gonocephalum Solier, 18013SpeciesTaxom
Hirticollis Marseul, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hycleus Latreille, 18495SpeciesTaxom
Imatismus Dejean, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Lydoceras Marseul, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Mecynotarsus LaFerté-Séne..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Melanolophus Fairmaire, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1849Oil Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Mesomorphus Seidlitz, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Micrantereus Solier, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Monomma Klug, 19524SpeciesTaxom
Mordella Linnaeus, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Mordellistena Costa, 19524SpeciesTaxom
Mylabris Fabricius, 191312SpeciesTaxom
Neotrichus Sharp, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Notoxus Geoffroy, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Omonadus Mulsant & Rey, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocis Casey, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Paramellon Waterhouse, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Phanerotoma Wesmael, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Phrynophanes Carl Koch, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Pimelia Fabricius, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Probosca W. Schmidt, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Psalydolytta Péringuey, 19425SpeciesTaxom
Psammophanes Lesne, 19224SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonotoxus Pic, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopentaria Franciscolo, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Ripiphorus Bosc, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Rytinota Johann Fried..., 1831
0SpeciesTaxom
Scraptia Latreille, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Sepidium Fabricius, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom
Sessinia Pascoe, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromorda Franciscolo, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Stenalia Mulsant, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Steniselma Borchmann, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Sternocera Eschscholtz, 18746SpeciesTaxom
Synhoria Kolbe, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Tomoderus LaFerté-Séne..., 19841SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1933Flour beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Vieta Laporte de C..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Vietomorpha Fairmaire, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Zarcosia Collado & Al..., 19102SpeciesTaxom
Zonitis Fabricius, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Zophosis Latreille, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
108 Species and 5 Subspecies
Actenodia cerrutii Bologna, 1978
Aderus arambourgi Pic, 1939
Aderus bottegoi Pic, 1905
Aderus chappuisi Pic, 1939
Aderus elgonensis Pic, 1939
Aderus raffrayi Pic, 1894
Afrospasta borana Bologna, 1995
Anaspis angustior Pic, 1954
Anthelephila maigudensis
Anthicus (Anthicus) zavattarii Pic, 1952
Arturium absciri Koch, 1959
Aulacoderus kaffensis van Hille, 1984
Biophida bicoloripes Pic, 1930
Bitoma popei Slipinski, 1985
Bogosus tomoderoides Pic, 1894
Brachyphrynus abyssinicus Haag-Rutenberg, 1871
Brachyphrynus gallanus Wilke, 1921
Brachyphrynus somalicus Wilke, 1921
Cabalia aethiopica Kaszab, 1981
Cheirodes sardous Géné, 1839
Cis abyssinicus (Guérin-Ménev..., 1847)⇒ Orthocis abyssinicus Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Coryna apicicornis (Guérin-Ménev..., 1847)⇒ Hycleus apicicornis Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Cryphaeus taurus Fabricius, 1801
Endomia multipunctata Krekich-Stra..., 1923
Endomia picina Hawkins, 1957
Epicauta (Epicauta) hydrocephala Fairmaire, 1893
Epicauta (Epicauta) rubricollis Reiche, 1850
Epicauta (Epicauta) spinicornis Pic, 1911
Epicauta (Epicauta) spurcaticollis Fairmaire, 1883
Eutochia pulla Erichson, 1843
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) obscurum Küster, 1849
Gonocephalum obscurum aethiops Ferrer, 1993
Gonocephalum simplex Fabricius, 1801Common ground beetle
Hirticollis biplagiatus LaFerté-Séne..., 1849
Hycleus abyssinica Marseul, 1872
Hycleus apicicornis Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Hycleus beccarii Marseul, 1871
Hycleus designatus Reiche, 1849
Hycleus flavoguttata Reiche, 1849
Lytta (Lytta) meloidea Fairmaire, 1883
Mecynotarsus adumbratus Krekich-Stra..., 1923
Melanolophus gridellii Koch, 1956
Melanolophus lomianus Koch, 1956
Melanolophus sexcostatus gibbithorax Koch, 1956
Meloe (Afromeloe) lefevrei Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
Mesomorphus globosus Kaszab, 1963
Monomma atronitens Fairmaire, 1883
Monomma notabile Fairmaire, 1883
Monomma subopacum Fairmaire, 1883
Monomma zavattarii Pic, 1952
Mordella unifasciata Pic, 1952
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) abessinica Ermisch, 1965
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) coelioxys Lea, 1917
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) saganensis Pic, 1952
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) zavattarii Pic, 1952
Mylabris (Mylabris) coryniformis Pic, 1913
Mylabris (Mylabris) dicincta Bertoloni, 1850
Mylabris (Mylabris) dilloni Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
Mylabris (Mylabris) discorufescens Pic, 1913
Mylabris (Mylabris) flavoguttata (Reiche, 1850)⇒ Hycleus flavoguttata Reiche, 1849
Mylabris (Mylabris) haemacta Fairmaire, 1888
Mylabris (Mylabris) oculata (Thunberg, 1791)⇒ Mylabris plagiata Pallas, 1782
Mylabris (Mylabris) plagiata Pallas, 1782
Mylabris (Mylabris) submetalliceps Pic, 1913
Mylabris (Mylabris) vestita Reiche, 1849
Mylabris (Mylabris) viridescens Pic, 1908
Mylabris (Mylabris) viridimetallica Pic, 1913
Neotrichus cheops Hinton, 1941
Notoxus scotti Pic, 1951
Orthocis abyssinicus Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Phanerotoma (Phanerotoma) leucobasis Kriechbaumer, 1894Braconid wasp
Phanerotoma pygmaea Szépligeti, 1913
Phrynophanes humilis Wilke, 1921
Phrynophanes lateritius Wilke, 1921
Phrynophanes neumanni Wilke, 1921
Pimelia (Pimelia) grandis Klug, 1830
Probosca (Probosca) aethiopica Pic, 1939
Psalydolytta gridelli Kaszab, 1954
Psalydolytta hirtipes Kaszab, 1954
Psalydolytta leprieuri Mäklin, 1875
Psalydolytta nyassensis Kaszab, 1954
Psalydolytta remedellii Borchmann, 1942
Psammophanes catenatus Reiche, 1850
Psammophanes duodecimcostatus Lesne, 1922
Psammophanes plicatoides Koch, 1953
Psammophanes rubrolineatus Lesne, 1922
Pseudonotoxus squamifer Krekich-Stra..., 1923
Pseudopentaria scotti Franciscolo, 1956
Ripiphorus albipennis Pic, 1952
Scraptia abyssinica Pic, 1911
Sessinia notaticollis Pic, 1952
Sphaeromorda abessinica Ermisch, 1968
Stenalia abyssinica Franciscolo, 1957
Stenalia aethiopica Ermisch, 1968
Stenalia atricolor Pic, 1926
Steniselma carpanetoi Bologna, 1990
Sternocera castanea Olivier, 1790
Sternocera castanea boucardii Saunders, 1874
Sternocera castanea castanea Oliver, 1790
Sternocera hildebrandti Harold, 1878
Sternocera syriaca Saunders, 1874
Sternocera syriaca syriaca Saunders, 1874
Synhoria crouzeti Fairmaire, 1894
Tomoderus rougemonti Bonadona, 1984
Tribolium destructor Uyttenboogaart, 1933Dark flour beetle
Vieta borana Gridelli, 1939
Vietomorpha abyssinica Mal, 1986
Vietomorpha foveipennis Fairmaire, 1887
Zarcosia aethiopicus Pic, 1939
Zarcosia rogeri Pic, 1910
Zonitis (Zonitis) abyssinica Fairmaire, 1882
Zonitis (Zonitis) henoni Fairmaire, 1893

Subnodes of Tenebrionoidea with occurrences in Ethiopia
FamilyAderidae
Winkler, 1927
Ant-like leaf beetles, Antlike leaf beetles
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAnthicidae
Latreille, 1819
Ant beetles, ant like flower beetle, Ant-like beetles, Ant-like flower beetles, Antlike flower beetles
11
11
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
14
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMordellidae
Latreille, 1802
Pintail beetles, tumbling flower beetle, Tumbling flower beetles
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyScraptiidae
Mulsant, 1856
Antlike leaf beetles, false flower beetle, False flower beetles, Scraptiid beetles
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms, Mealworms, Toktokkie beetles
24
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyZopheridae
Solier, 1834
Cylindrical bark beetles, ironclad beetle, Ironclad beetles, Zopherids
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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