Checklist for Superfamily Tenebrionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bark)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3464
10323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 55
803
1784 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 51
684
1481 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
| 24
342
606 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles | 6
27
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nigeria
6 Families width 23 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Nigeria
27 Genera with 23 Species #ACEGHMOPST
Adesmia Fischer von ..., 1822 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Alphitobius Stephens, 1781 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthelephila Hope, 1984 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aulacoderus La Ferte-Sen..., 1984 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Chiroscelis Lamarck, 1804 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Croscherichia Pardo Alcaide, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Cyaneolytta Péringuey, 1909 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Epicauta Dejean, 1979 | Burning Blister Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Glipostena Ermisch, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonocephalum Solier, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemipeplus Latreille, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Hoplonyx Thomson, 1858 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Hycleus Latreille, 1817 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Metallonotus Westwood, 1845 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Mordellistena Costa, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Mylabris Fabricius, 1775 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Odontopezus Alluaud, 1889 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Palorus Mulsant, 1930 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Perakianus Pic, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phanerotoma Wesmael, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phrynocolus Lacordaire, 1951 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Psalydolytta Péringuey, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Sclerum Dejean, 1834 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sternocera Eschscholtz, 1859 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Strongylium Kirby, 1819 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Taraxides Waterhouse, 1876 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Tribolium MacLeay, 1825 | Flour beetles | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nigeria
23 Species and 2 Subspecies | Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797 | Leser Mealworm Beetle | | Alphitobius laevigatus Fabricius, 1781 | Black fungus beetle | | Anthelephila barombiensis van Hille, 1978 | | | Anthelephila kumbaensis van Hille, 1978 | | | Anthelephila medleri Bonadona, 1984 | | | Aulacoderus josensis van Hille, 1984 | | | Aulacoderus medleri van Hille, 1984 | | | Croscherichia paykulli Billberg, 1813 | | | Epicauta (Epicauta) indiana Kaszab, 1956 | | | Epicauta (Epicauta) punjabensis Saha, 1979 | | | Glipostena medleri Franciscolo, 1999 | | | Gonocephalum simplex Fabricius, 1801 | Common ground beetle | | Hemipeplus africanus Grouvelle, 1915 | | | Mordellistena (Mordellistena) coelioxys Lea, 1917 | | | Mordellistena (Mordellistena) ferruginoides Smith, 1882 | Red-osier dogwood | | Palorus ficicola Wollaston, 1867 | | | Palorus foveicollis Blair, 1930 | Darkling beetle | | Perakianus mullistriatus Pic, 1933 | | | Phanerotoma (Phanerotoma) leucobasis Kriechbaumer, 1894 | Braconid wasp | | Phrynocolus spinolai Solier, 1843 | | | Phrynocolus spinolai wilkei Koch, 1951 | | | Psalydolytta substrigata Castelnau, 1840 | | | Sternocera castanea castanea Oliver, 1790 | | | Sternocera klugii Thomson, 1859 | |
Subnodes of Tenebrionoidea with occurrences in Nigeria | Family | Anthicidae
Latreille, 1819
Ant beetles, ant like flower beetle, Ant-like beetles, Ant-like flower beetles, Antlike flower beetles | 2
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Melandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Meloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles | 6
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mordellidae
Latreille, 1802
Pintail beetles, tumbling flower beetle, Tumbling flower beetles | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mycteridae
Blanchard, 1845
Mycterid beetles, palm and flower beetle, Palm and flower beetles, Palm beetles and flower beetles | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Tenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms, Mealworms, Toktokkie beetles | 15
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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