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Checklist for Superfamily Tenebrionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bark)
and region Northern Illinois (Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
465
3632
6798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
464
3629
6795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
436
3523
6553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
298
2959
5620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
82
961
1852
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
76
821
1423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
41
490
785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
15
92
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Illinois
15 Families width 141 Species
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle62SpeciesTaxom
Scraptiidae (Mulsant, 1856)Antlike leaf beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819Ant beetles16SpeciesTaxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810False Blister Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Ciidae Leach, 1819Minute tree fungus beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834Cylindrical bark beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Melandryidae Leach, 1815False Darkling Beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Aderidae Winkler, 1927Ant-like leaf beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810Blister Beetle10SpeciesTaxom
Tetratomidae Billberg, 1820Polypore fungus beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802Pintail beetles20SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophagidae (Leach, 1815)Hairy fungus beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Ripiphoridae Gemminger & ..., 1870Rhipiphoridae2SpeciesTaxom
Mycteridae Blanchard, 1845Mycterid beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrochroidae Latreille, 1807Cardinal beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Illinois
92 Genera with 141 Species
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Adelonia Laporte, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Alaetrinus Iwan, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Alobates Motschulsky, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Alphitophagus Stephens, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Ammodonus Mulsant & Rey, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Anaedus Blanchard, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Anaspis Geoffroy, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Andrimus Casey, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Androchirus LeConte, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Anthicus Paykull, 18483SpeciesTaxom
Arthromacra Kirby, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Asclera Stephens, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Blapstinus Sturm, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Bolitophagus Illiger, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Bolitotherus Candeze, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Canifa LeConte, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Capnochroa LeConte, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Centronopus Solier, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Chromatia LeConte, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Cis Latreille, 1848Bracket Fungus Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Colydium Fabricius, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Corphyra Say, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Diaperis Geoffroy, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Dioedus LeConte, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Dircaea Fabricius, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Eleates Casey, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Eleodes Eschscholtz, 1824Clown bug2SpeciesTaxom
Elonus Casey, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1949Burning Blister Beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Eustrophopsis Champion, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Eustrophus Illiger, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Falsomordellistena Ermisch, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Glipostenoda Straneo, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Gnathium Kirby, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Gnathocerus Thunberg, 18101SpeciesTaxom
Gnatocerus Thunberg, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Hallomenus Panzer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Holostrophus Horn, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Hoshihananomia Kono, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hymenorus Mulsant, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Ischyropalpus LaFerté-Séne..., 18481SpeciesTaxom
Isomira Mulsant, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Litargus Erichson, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Lobopoda Solier, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom
Macratria Newman, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Macrosiagon Hentz, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Malporus Casey, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Meracantha Kirby, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Mordella Linnaeus, 18453SpeciesTaxom
Mordellina Schilsky, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Mordellistena Costa, 185810SpeciesTaxom
Mycetochara Berthold, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophagus Hellwig, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Mycterus Clarville & ..., 17811SpeciesTaxom
Nacerdes Dejean, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Neatus LeConte, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Neomida Mulsant, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Neopyrochroa Blair, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Notoxus Geoffroy, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Opatrinus Dejean, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Paratenetus Spinola, 18443SpeciesTaxom
Pedilus Fischer von ..., 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Pentaphyllus Dejean, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Pentaria Mulsant, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Penthe Newman, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Platydema Castelnau & ..., 18317SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocistela Croctch, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotolida Ermisch, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Sapintus Casey, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Scleron Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Scraptia Latreille, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Statira Audinet-Serv..., 18451SpeciesTaxom
Stereopalpus La Ferte-Sen..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Strongylium Kirby, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Symphora LeConte, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Synchroa Newman, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Tanarthrus LeConte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Tarpela F. Bates, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1792Indet. Mealworm Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Tomoderus LaFerté-Séne..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1797Flour beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Triphyllus Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Uloma Dejean, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Xylopinus LeConte, 17951SpeciesTaxom
Yakuhananomia Kono, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Zonantes Casey, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Zophobas Dejean, 1823Blind click-beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Illinois
141 Species
Alaetrinus minimus Palisot de B..., 1805
Alobates pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1775False Mealworm Beetle
Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797Leser Mealworm Beetle
Alphitophagus bifasciatus Say, 1824Darkling beetle
Ammodonus fossor LeConte, 1847
Anaedus brunneus Ziegler, 1844
Anaspis (Anaspis) rufa Say, 1826False Flower Beetle
Androchirus erythropus Kirby, 1837
Anthicus (Anthicus) cervinus LaFerté-Séne..., 1848Ant-like flower beetle
Anthicus (Anthicus) coracinus LeConte, 1851
Anthicus (Anthicus) ephippium LaFerté-Séne..., 1848Antlike flower beetle
Arthromacra aenea Say, 1824
Asclera ruficollis Say, 1823Red-necked False Blister Beetle
Blapstinus metallicus Fabricius, 1801
Blapstinus moestus Melsheimer, 1846
Bolitophagus corticola Say, 1825
Bolitotherus cornutus Panzer, 1794Forked Fungus Beetle
Canifa pallipes Melsheimer, 1846
Canifa pusilla Haldeman, 1848
Capnochroa fuliginosa Melsheimer, 1846
Centronopus calcaratus Fabricius, 1798
Chromatia amoena Say, 1824
Cis fuscipes Mellié, 1848Minute tree-fungus beetle
Colydium lineola Say, 1825Yellow fishlouse
Diaperis maculatus Olivier, 1791Western mock orange
Dioedus punctatus LeConte, 1866
Dircaea liturata LeConte, 1866
Eleates depressus Randall, 1838
Eleodes nigrina LeConte, 1858
Eleodes tricostata Say, 1824
Elonus basalis LeConte, 1855
Epicauta (Epicauta) cinerea (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Epicauta horni Champion, 1892
Epicauta (Epicauta) lemniscata Fabricius, 1801Three-striped blister beetle
Epicauta (Epicauta) pensylvanica De Geer, 1775Black blister beetle
Epicauta (Epicauta) vittata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Epicauta lemniscata Fabricius, 1801
Epicauta (Macrobasis) lauta G. Horn, 1885
Epicauta (Macrobasis) tenella LeConte, 1858Berg-salmon gill worm
Epicauta (Macrobasis) tenuis LeConte, 1853
Epicauta pestifera Werner, 1949Margined blister beetle
Eustrophopsis bicolor Fabricius, 1792
Eustrophus tomentosus Say, 1826
Falsomordellistena pubescens Fabricius, 1798
Glipostenoda ambusta LeConte, 1862
Gnathium minimum Say, 1824
Gnathocerus (Echocerus) maxillosus (Fabricius, 1810)⇒ Gnatocerus maxillosus Fabricius, 1801
Gnatocerus cornutus Fabricius, 1798Broad-horned Flour Beetle
Hallomenus (Hallomenus) scapularis Melsheimer, 1846Coulter's wild cabbage
Holostrophus bifasciatus Say, 1824
Hoshihananomia octopunctata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hycleus octodecimmaculatus Marseul, 1870
Hymenorus communis LeConte, 1866
Hymenorus humeralis LeConte, 1866
Hymenorus obesus (Casey, 1891)⇒ Hymenorus pilosa Melsheimer, 1846
Ischyropalpus obscurus LaFerté-Séne..., 1848
Isomira quadristriata Couper, 1865
Isomira sericea Drapiez, 1820
Isomira variabilis Horn, 1875
Litargus (Alitargus) balteatus LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Litargus (Litargus) didesmus Say, 1826
Litargus (Litargus) tetraspilotus LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Lobopoda punctulata Melsheimer, 1846
Macratria murina Fabricius, 1801
Macrosiagon (Macrosiagon) dimidiata Fabricius, 1781
Macrosiagon (Macrosiagon) limbata Fabricius, 1792
Malporus formicarius LaFerté-Séne..., 1848
Melandrya (Melandrya) striata Say, 1824
Meracantha contracta Beauvois, 1805
Mordella atrata Melsheimer, 1845
Mordella lunulata Helmuth, 1865
Mordella marginata Melsheimer, 1845Tumbling flower beetle
Mordellina nigricans Melsheimer, 1845
Mordellina pustulata Melsheimer, 1845
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) aequalis Smith, 1882Red-osier dogwood
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) bicinctella LeConte, 1862
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) coelioxys Lea, 1917
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) comata LeConte, 1858Berg-salmon gill worm
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) fuscipennis Melsheimer, 1845
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) liturata Melsheimer, 1845
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) marginalis Say, 1824
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) trifasciata Say, 1826
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) unicolor LeConte, 1862
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) vilis LeConte, 1858Berg-salmon gill worm
Mycetochara foveata LeConte, 1866
Mycetochara fraterna Say, 1824
Mycetophagus (Ilendus) pluripunctatus LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Mycetophagus (Mycetophagus) flexuosus Say, 1826
Mycterus (Mycterus) curculioides Fabricius, 1781
Nacerdes (Nacerdes) melanura Linnaeus, 1758False Blister Beetle
Neatus tenebrioides Palisot de B..., 1812
Nemognatha (Meganemognatha) lurida LeConte, 1853
Neomida bicornis Fabricius, 1777Two-Horned Darkling Beetle
Neopyrochroa flabellata Fabricius, 1787
Notoxus anchora Hentz, 1827
Notoxus bifasciatus (LeConte, 1852)⇒ Hypulus bifasciatus Fabricius, 1792
Notoxus calcaratus G. Horn, 1884
Notoxus desertus Casey, 1895
Notoxus subtilis LeConte, 1852
Opatrinus minimus Beauvois, 1820
Orchesia (Orchesia) castanea Melsheimer, 1846
Paratenetus fuscus LeConte, 1850
Paratenetus gibbipennis Motschulsky, 1868
Paratenetus punctatus Spinola, 1844
Pentaphyllus pallidus LeConte, 1866
Pentaria fuscula LeConte, 1862
Pentaria trifasciata Melsheimer, 1845
Penthe obliquata Fabricius, 1801
Penthe pimelia Fabricius, 1801Velvety Bark Beetle
Platydema americana Laporte & Br..., 1831
Platydema elliptica Fabricius, 1798
Platydema erythrocera Laporte & Br..., 1831
Platydema excavata Say, 1824
Platydema ruficorne Sturm, 1870
Platydema ruficornis Sturm, 1826
Platydema subcostata Laporte & Br..., 1831
Pseudocistela brevis Say, 1824
Pseudocistela opaca LeConte, 1859
Pseudotolida arida LeConte, 1862
Sapintus (Sapintus) fulvipes LaFerté-Séne..., 1848
Sapintus (Sapintus) pubescens LaFerté-Séne..., 1849
Scleron ferrugineum Fabricius, 1801
Scraptia sericea (Melsheimer, 1846)⇒ Mesostena sericea Fairmaire, 1884
Statira gagatina Melsheimer, 1845
Stereopalpus vestitus Say, 1824
Strongylium tenuicolle Say, 1827
Symphora flavicollis Haldeman, 1848
Symphora rugosa Haldeman, 1848
Synchroa punctata Newman, 1838
Tanarthrus (Tanarthropsis) alutaceus LeConte, 1851
Tarpela micans Fabricius, 1798
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) molitor Linnaeus, 1758Hardback Beetle
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) obscurus Fabricius, 1792Dark mealworm
Tomoderus constrictus Say, 1826
Tribolium (Eusemostene) confusum Jacquelin du..., 1863Confused flour beetle
Tribolium (Tribolium) castaneum Herbst, 1797Bran bug.
Uloma imberbis LeConte, 1866
Uloma impressa Melsheimer, 1846
Uloma punctulata LeConte, 1866
Xylopinus saperdoides Olivier, 1795
Yakuhananomia bidentata Say, 1824
Zonantes signatus Haldeman, 1848
Zophobas atratus Fabricius, 1775Darkling beetle
Zophobas opacus Sahlberg, 1823

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

Taxom

FamilyAnthicidae
Latreille, 1819
Ant beetles, ant like flower beetle, Ant-like beetles, Ant-like flower beetles, Antlike flower beetles
10
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCiidae
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
Minute tree fungus beetles, Minute Tree-Fungus Beetle, Minute tree-fungus beetles, Shelf Fungus Beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMordellidae
Latreille, 1802
Pintail beetles, tumbling flower beetle, Tumbling flower beetles
8
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMycetophagidae
Leach, 1815
hairy fungus beetle, Hairy fungus beetles
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMycteridae
Blanchard, 1845
Mycterid beetles, palm and flower beetle, Palm and flower beetles, Palm beetles and flower beetles
1
1
Genus
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

FamilyPyrochroidae
Latreille, 1807
Cardinal beetles, Fire beetles, Fire-colored beetles, Fire-coloured beetles
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRipiphoridae
Gemminger & Harold, 1870
Rhipiphoridae, wedge shaped beetle, Wedge-shaped beetles
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyScraptiidae
Mulsant, 1856
Antlike leaf beetles, false flower beetle, False flower beetles, Scraptiid beetles
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms, Mealworms, Toktokkie beetles
43
62
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTetratomidae
Billberg, 1820
polypore fungus beetle, Polypore fungus beetles
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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Tenebrionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Tenebrionoidea at itis.gov