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Checklist for Superfamily Tenebrionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bark)
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
395
3771
6641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
393
3769
6639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
376
3726
6590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
253
3215
5922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
66
1173
2108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
61
1007
1734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
35
574
763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
12
96
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Natal
12 Families width 98 Species
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810Blister Beetle13SpeciesTaxom
Aderidae Winkler, 1927Ant-like leaf beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Scraptiidae Mulsant, 1856Antlike leaf beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle37SpeciesTaxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819Ant beetles15SpeciesTaxom
Ciidae Leach, 1819Minute tree fungus beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810False Blister Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802Pintail beetles15SpeciesTaxom
Salpingidae Leach, 1815Narrow-waisted bark beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Ripiphoridae (Gemminger & ..., 1870)Rhipiphoridae1SpeciesTaxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834Cylindrical bark beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815Hairy fungus beetle1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Natal
96 Genera with 98 Species
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Actenodia Laporte de C..., 18701SpeciesTaxom
Aderus Stephens, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Akentra Franciscolo, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Allecula Fabricius, 1787
0SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Alymon Pascoe, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Amiantus Fåhraeus, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Anaedus Blanchard, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Anaspis Geoffroy, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Anomalipus Latreille, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Anthelephila Hope, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Anthicus Paykull, 18413SpeciesTaxom
Asida Latreille, 02SpeciesTaxom
Atrocrates Koch, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Aulacoderus La Ferte-Sen..., 19848SpeciesTaxom
Bantodemus Koch, 01SpeciesTaxom
Byzacnus Pascoe, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceroctis Marseul, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Cerogria Borchmann, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceropria Castelnau & ..., 1831
0SpeciesTaxom
Cis Latreille, 1848Bracket Fungus Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Colobostomoides Svihla, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cossyphodes Westwood, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Crypticanus Fairmaire, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Deridea Westwood, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Derolagria Borchmann, 01SpeciesTaxom
Diaclina Jacquelin du..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Dichtha Haag-Rutenbe..., 1871
White-legged Toktokkies0SpeciesTaxom
Ditylomorphus Švihla, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Dysgena Mäklin, 02SpeciesTaxom
Ennearthron Mellié, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Entomobalia Flores & Tri..., 2002
0SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1854Burning Blister Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Erycastus Fairmaire, 04SpeciesTaxom
Escalerosia Nardi, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Eupezus Blanchard, 01SpeciesTaxom
Eviropodus Koch, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Glipidiomorpha Franciscolo, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Glipostenoda Straneo, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Gonocephalum Solier, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Gonocnemis Thomson, 01SpeciesTaxom
Himatismus Erichson, 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Hoplonyx Thomson, 02SpeciesTaxom
Hoshihananomia Kono, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Hycleus Latreille, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Inopeplus Smith, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Isopteron Hope, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Lagria Fabricius, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Leichenum Dejean, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Lopholagria Borchmann, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Lydomorphus Fairmaire, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom
Machla Lichtenstein, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Macratria Newman, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrosiagon Hentz, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Melananthia Blair, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Micrantereus Solier, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Mixaderus Collado & Al..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Monomma Klug, 20003SpeciesTaxom
Mordella Linnaeus, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Mordellaria Ermisch, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Mordellistena Costa, 19564SpeciesTaxom
Mylabris Fabricius, 18544SpeciesTaxom
Nannocerus Mayr, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Neocurtimorda Franciscolo, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Notoxus Geoffroy, 19844SpeciesTaxom
Onymacris Allard, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Paramarygmus Quedenfeldt, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Paraphylax Foerster, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Periloma Gebien, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Peristeptus Haag-Rutenberg, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Praogena Laporte de C..., 02SpeciesTaxom
Pycnocerus Westwood, 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Smiliotus Haag-Rutenberg, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Somaticus Hope, 1955False wireworms2SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromorda Franciscolo, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Stenalia Mulsant, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Sternocera Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Stomylus Fåhraeus, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Strongylium Kirby, 04SpeciesTaxom
Synhoria Kolbe, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Syzeton Blackburn, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Toxicum Latreille, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Trachypholis Erichson, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1797Flour beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Trichotomoxia Franciscolo, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopus Mulsant & Rey, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Typhaea Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Vutsimus Péringuey, 01SpeciesTaxom
Xenogena Borchmann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Xylographus Mellié, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Zonitis Fabricius, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Zonitodema Péringuey, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Zonitomorpha Péringuey, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Zonitoschema Péringuey, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Zophosis Latreille, 02SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
98 Species
Actenodia curtula Fähraeus, 1870
Aderus diversicornis Pic, 1905
Akentra balfourbrownei Franciscolo, 1954
Akentra basicornis Franciscolo, 1954
Akentra inoptata Franciscolo, 1954
Alymon prolatus Pascoe, 1866
Anaspis (Spanisa) subhumerosa Franciscolo, 1954
Anomalipus adesmoides Endrödy-Younga, 1988
Anthicus (Anthicus) armatipes van Hille, 1982
Anthicus (Anthicus) bimaculatus Illiger, 1801
Anthicus (Anthicus) humeralis Gebler, 1841
Asida nodulosa
Asida zulu
Aulacoderus brevicornis van Hille, 1984
Aulacoderus draconis van Hille, 1984
Aulacoderus gessi van Hille, 1984
Aulacoderus govenderi van Hille, 1984
Aulacoderus milleri van Hille, 1984
Aulacoderus multispinosus van Hille, 1985
Aulacoderus pallidithorax van Hille, 1984
Aulacoderus perfuscus van Hille, 1984
Bantodemus harmonius
Ceroctis ngamensis Pic, 1912
Cis cayensis Lawrence, 1971Small waterwort
Cis guerini Mellié, 1848
Colobostomoides marshalli
Cossyphodes wasmanni Reichensperger, 1915
Deridea flacipennis Borchmann, 1942
Derolagria plumbea
Diaclina parallela Thomson, 1858
Dysgena decipiens Péringuey, 1904
Dysgena durbanica
Epicauta (Epicauta) velata Gerstaecker, 1854
Erycastus hessei
Erycastus navicularis
Erycastus pubens
Erycastus vicinus
Escalerosia proximus Pic, 1929
Eupezus appositus
Glipidiomorpha intermedia Franciscolo, 1955
Glipostenoda monostrigosa Franciscolo, 1958
Glipostenoda quinquestrigosa Franciscolo, 1958
Gonocephalum dermestoides Gerstaecker, 1871
Gonocnemis parvulus
Hoplonyx amoenus Péringuey, 1904
Hoplonyx latus
Hycleus postbioculata Pic, 1912
Inopeplus natalensis Slipinski, 1981
Lagria villosa (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Stenosis villosa C. Brisout d..., 1866
Machla mendica Fåhraeus, 1870
Macrosiagon bipunctata (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Cyclodinus biplicatulus Reitter, 1889
Micrantereus longipes Fåhraeus, 1870
Mixaderus (Mixaderus) ruficeps Pic, 1903
Monomma natalense Pic, 1924
Monomma taylori Freude, 1958
Monomma uhligi Freude, 2000
Mordella africana Franciscolo, 1955Southeastern Spinyleg
Mordellaria africana Franciscolo, 1956
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) bevisi Franciscolo, 1956
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) coelioxys Lea, 1917
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) flavofrontalis Franciscolo, 1956
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) simillima Franciscolo, 1956
Mylabris (Micrabris) sobrina Graells, 1851
Mylabris (Mylabris) oculata (Thunberg, 1791)⇒ Mylabris plagiata Pallas, 1782
Mylabris (Mylabris) pertinax Péringuey, 1909
Mylabris (Mylabris) tristigma (Gerstaecker, 1854)⇒ Hycleus tristigma Gerstacker, 1854
Neocurtimorda distrigosa Franciscolo, 1955
Neocurtimorda monostigma Franciscolo, 1953
Notoxus hiltoni van Hille, 1961
Notoxus ifafae van Hille, 1984
Notoxus reavelli van Hille, 1984
Notoxus walteri van Hille, 1984
Onymacris rugatipennis Haag-Rutenberg, 1875
Paramarygmus gratulus Péringuey, 1904
Praogena affinis
Praogena natalensis
Somaticus frontalis
Somaticus varicollis Koch, 1955
Sphaeromorda natalensis Franciscolo, 1950
Stenalia australis Franciscolo, 1956
Stenalia zululandiae Franciscolo, 1957
Strongylium algoense
Strongylium auratum Castelnau, 1840
Strongylium caelatum
Strongylium fossulatum
Syzeton (Syzeton) natalensis Pic, 1903
Toxicum capreolus Fairmaire, 1893
Tribolium (Tribolium) castaneum Herbst, 1797Bran bug.
Trichotomoxia chubbi Franciscolo, 1950
Typhaea stercorea Linnaeus, 1758Hairy fungus beetle
Vutsimus litigiosus
Xylographus perforatus Gerstaecker, 1871
Zonitis (Zonitis) natala Beauregard, 1890
Zonitodema parentalis Péringuey, 1909
Zonitomorpha arcuatipes Pic, 1909
Zonitomorpha fahraeusi Kaszab, 1953
Zophosis boei (Solier, 1834)⇒ Oculosis boei Solier, 1834
Zophosis nitidisternalis

Subnodes of Tenebrionoidea with occurrences in Natal
FamilyAderidae
Winkler, 1927
Ant-like leaf beetles, Antlike leaf beetles
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAnthicidae
Latreille, 1819
Ant beetles, ant like flower beetle, Ant-like beetles, Ant-like flower beetles, Antlike flower beetles
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCiidae
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
Minute tree fungus beetles, Minute Tree-Fungus Beetle, Minute tree-fungus beetles, Shelf Fungus Beetles
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
13
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMordellidae
Latreille, 1802
Pintail beetles, tumbling flower beetle, Tumbling flower beetles
10
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyOedemeridae
Latreille, 1810
False Blister Beetle, False blister beetles, Flower Beetles, Pollen-feeding beetles, Thick-Legged Flower Beetles
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilySalpingidae
Leach, 1815
narrow-waisted bark beetle, Narrow-waisted bark beetles, Narrow-wasted bark beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyScraptiidae
Mulsant, 1856
Antlike leaf beetles, false flower beetle, False flower beetles, Scraptiid beetles
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms, Mealworms, Toktokkie beetles
51
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyZopheridae
Solier, 1834
Cylindrical bark beetles, ironclad beetle, Ironclad beetles, Zopherids
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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