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Checklist for Superfamily Tenebrionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bark)
and region Peru (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
582
9673
29819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
579
9667
29813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
553
9522
29375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
356
7450
23932
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
101
2586
7273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
94
2356
6349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
48
1325
2772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
17
117
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Peru
17 Families width 143 Species and 3 Subspecies
Melandryidae Leach, 1815False Darkling Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819Ant beetles12SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle41SpeciesTaxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810Blister Beetle35SpeciesTaxom
Aderidae (Winkler, 1927)Ant-like leaf beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Scraptiidae (Mulsant, 1856)Antlike leaf beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834Cylindrical bark beetles11SpeciesTaxom
Ciidae Leach, 1819Minute tree fungus beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Mycteridae Blanchard, 1845Mycterid beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Tetratomidae Billberg, 1820Polypore fungus beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Salpingidae Leach, 1815Narrow-waisted bark beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Pythidae Solier, 1834Dead log bark beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815Hairy fungus beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Oedemeridae (Latreille, 1810)False Blister Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802Pintail beetles15SpeciesTaxom
Pyrochroidae Latreille, 1807Cardinal beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Prostomidae C. G. Thomson, 1859Jugular-horned beetle1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Peru
117 Genera with 143 Species
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Abdera Stephens, 17992SpeciesTaxom
Acanthinus LaFerté-Séne..., 18487SpeciesTaxom
Achanius Wilhelm Ferd..., 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Acrolytta Kaszab, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Aderus Stephens, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Alaetrinus Iwan, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Alegoria Castelnau, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Allecula Fabricius, 1787
0SpeciesTaxom
Ammophorus Guérin-Ménev..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Anaspis Geoffroy, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Anthicus Paykull, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Aptila Fåhraeus, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Archeophthora Kaszab, 1978
0SpeciesTaxom
Aulonium Erichson, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Bitoma Herbst, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Blapstinus Sturm, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Caenocrypticoides Kaszab, 1969
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceracis Mellié, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Cis Latreille, 1849Bracket Fungus Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Cissites Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Colydodes Motschoulsky, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Conomorphinus Champion, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Conomorphus Champion, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Corticeus Piller& Mitt..., 1801Darkling beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Cuphosis Champion, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Cuphotes Champion, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Cylindronotus Faldermann, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Eleodes Eschscholtz, 1824Clown bug1SpeciesTaxom
Entomochilus Gay & Solier, 1844
0SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1979Burning Blister Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Epipedonota Solier, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Epitragus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Esemephe W.E. Steiner, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Ethelema Pascoe, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Eucicones Sharp, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Eustrophopsis Champion, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Evaniosomus Guérin-Ménev..., 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Goniadera Perty, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Hemipeplus Latreille, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Hylithus Guérin, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Hylophilus Berthold, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Hymenorus Mulsant, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Hyporhagus Thomson, 19556SpeciesTaxom
Inopeplus Smith, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Ischyomius Chevrolat, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Ischyropalpus LaFerté-Séne..., 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Kocakia Kaszab, 1985
0SpeciesTaxom
Lagriola Kirsch, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Lelegeis Champion, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Liodema Horn, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Litargus Erichson, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Lobopoda Solier, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 1775
0SpeciesTaxom
Lyttamorpha Kaszab, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Lyttomeloe Denier, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Macratria Newman, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Matusinhosa Pic, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Mecopselaphus Solier, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanimon Steven, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Meloetyphlus Waterhouse, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Mitragenius Solier, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Mordella Linnaeus, 19246SpeciesTaxom
Mordellistena Costa, 18477SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophagus Hellwig, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Mylabris Fabricius, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Nematidium Erichson, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Neomida Mulsant, 18864SpeciesTaxom
Neopyrochroa Blair, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Nilio Latreille, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Nilion Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Notoxus Geoffroy, 1762
0SpeciesTaxom
Palorus Mulsant, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Parameloe Denier, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Paratenetus Spinola, 1844
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratomoxia Ermisch, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Paroeatus Gebien, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaleria Latreille, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Philorea Wilhelm Eric..., 19112SpeciesTaxom
Phrenapates Kirby, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Phymatestes Pascoe, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Physcius Champion, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Physiomorphus Pic, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Pilobalia Burmeister, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Platydema Castelnau & ..., 18315SpeciesTaxom
Platyholmus Solier, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Poecilesthus Blanchard, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Polypria Chevrolat, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Porculus Lawrence, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Prohylithus Zoltán Kaszab, 1964
0SpeciesTaxom
Promethis Pascoe, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Prostomis Latreille, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Psammetichus Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocistela Croctch, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomeloe Fairmaire & ..., 194110SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopyrota Kaszab, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothinobatis Heinz Freude, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Pumiliofossorum1SpeciesTaxom
Pycnomerus Erichson, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidandrus LeConte, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhypasma Pascoe, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Sapintus Casey, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Scotobius Germar, 1824
0SpeciesTaxom
Serrotibia Reitter, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Spastomeloe Selander, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Strongylium Kirby, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Synchita Hellwig, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Taphrosoma Kirsch, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Tetraonyx Gray, 19305SpeciesTaxom
Uloma Dejean, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Vacusus Casey, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Variimorda Mequignon, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Xylita Paykull, 17861SpeciesTaxom
Xylographus Mellié, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Zilora Mulsant, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Zonitis Fabricius, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Zophobas Dejean, 1775Blind click-beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peru
143 Species and 3 Subspecies
Abdera (Caridua) affinis Paykull, 1799
Abdera (Caridua) flexuosa (Paykull, 1799)⇒ Alphasida flens Antoine, 1933
Acanthinus aequinoctialis LaFerté-Séne..., 1849
Acanthinus albicinctus LaFerté-Séne..., 1848
Acanthinus browni Werner, 1967
Acanthinus fucosus Werner, 1967
Acanthinus harringtoni Werner, 1967
Acanthinus selvaensis Telnov, 2001
Acanthinus spinicollis LaFerté-Séne..., 1848
Aderus apicalis Pic, 1905
Aderus diehli Pic, 1954
Aderus peruvianus Pic, 1900
Aderus staudingeri Pic, 1900
Alaetrinus pullus Sahlberg, 1823
Ammophorus peruvianus Guérin-Ménev..., 1830
Anaspis (Nassipa) rufilabris (Gyllenhall, 1827)⇒ Anaspis melanostoma Costa, 1854
Anthicus (Anthicus) flavipes Panzer, 1797
Anthicus (Anthicus) thyreocephalus Solsky, 1867
Aptila costata Fåhraeus, 1870
Aulonium oblitum Pascoe, 1863
Bitoma siviana Heinze, 1954
Blapstinus metallicus Fabricius, 1801
Ceracis bicornis Mellié, 1849
Cis (Cis) bidentatus Olivier, 1790
Cis creberrimus Mellié, 1849
Cissites maculata Swederus, 1787
Colydodes peruviensis Ivie & Slipi..., 1989
Conomorphinus bolivianus Champion, 1916
Corticeus mexicanus Reitter, 1877
Corticeus notialis Bremer & Tri..., 1999
Corticeus rufipes Fabricius, 1801
Eleodes tricostata Say, 1824
Epicauta (Epicauta) korytkowskii Kaszab, 1978
Epicauta (Epicauta) latitarsis Haag-Rutenberg, 1880Blister beetle
Epicauta (Epicauta) nigrans Mäklin, 1875
Epicauta (Epicauta) sanguinithorax Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Epicauta (Epicauta) tamara Adams & Sela..., 1979
Esemephe tumi W.E.Steiner, 1980
Ethelema luctuosa Pascoe, 1860
Eustrophopsis junctus Pic, 1930
Eustrophopsis maculatus Pic, 1930
Goniadera repanda Fabricius, 1801
Hemipeplus bolivianus Pollock, 1999
Hemipeplus quadricollis Pollock, 1999
Hylophilus apicalis (Pic, 1905)⇒ Aderus apicalis Pic, 1905
Hyporhagus peruensis Freude, 1955
Hyporhagus peruvianus Pic, 1933
Hyporhagus suturalis amazonensis ..., 1984
Hyporhagus suturalis lateapicalis Freude, 1955
Hyporhagus suturalis suturalis amazonensis ..., 1984
Hyporhagus tibialis Freude, 1955
Lagriola denticulata Kirsch, 1873
Lagriola operosa Kirsch, 1873
Lelegeis nigrifrons Chevrolat, 1878
Liodema connexa Bates, 1873
Liodema maculata Fabricius, 1801
Litargus (Litargus) quatromaculatus Kirsch, 1873
Lobopoda flavipes Fabricius, 1792
Lyttamorpha peruana Kaszab, 1978
Lyttomeloe saulcyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1834
Macratria binhana Pic, 1927
Melanimon tibialis (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Melanimon tibiale Fabricius, 1781
Meloetyphlus fuscatus Waterhouse, 1872
Mordella aculeata Linnaeus, 1758
Mordella auratonotata Pic, 1941
Mordella frontalis Linnæus, 1758
Mordella interrupta (Costa, 1854)⇒ Variimorda villosa Schrank, 1781
Mordella ochrotrichia Nomura, 1958
Mordella priscula Cockerell, 1924
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) baeri Pic, 1929
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) brevis Kirsch, 1873
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) coelioxys Lea, 1917
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) curvicauda Kirsch, 1873
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) diagonalis Kirsch, 1873
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) dolobrata Kirsch, 1873
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) rubida Ermisch, 1847
Mycetophagus (Ilendus) multipunctatus Hellwig, 1792
Mylabris peruanus (Pierce, 1915)⇒ Sennius peruanus Pierce, 1915
Nematidium cylindricum Fabricius, 1801
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) capensis Péringuey, 1909
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) gibbifrons Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) peruviana Beauregard, 1890
Neomida atricollis Pic, 1926
Neomida castanea Bates, 1873
Neomida cioides Champion, 1886
Neomida distans Champion, 1886
Nilio testaceum Thomson, 1860
Palorus ratzeburgii Wissmann, 1848Small-eyed Flour Beetle
Parameloe alatus Denier, 1933
Paratomoxia (Paratomoxia) pulchella Ermisch, 1949
Phaleria provincialis cypria Grimm, 1991
Philorea koepcke
Philorea mucronata Lesne, 1911
Phrenapates dux Gebien, 1911
Phymatestes brevicornis Lacordaire, 1859
Phymatestes monstrosus
Phymatestes spathifer Gebien, 1928
Physcius peruvianus Pic, 1910
Physiomorphus mimeticus Pollock, 2000
Platydema erotyloides Chevrolat, 1878
Platydema quindecimmaculata Chevrolat, 1878
Platydema tibiale Chevrolat, 1878
Platydema tibialis Chevrolat, 1878
Platydema transversa Laporte de C..., 1831
Porculus dufaui Pic, 1922
Porculus dufoui Pic, 1922
Porculus grossus Lawrence, 1987
Porculus piceus Mellié, 1849
Promethis proteus Kaszab, 1988
Prostomis apoica Schawaller, 2003
Pseudocistela ceramboides Linnaeus, 1758
Pseudomeloe cockerelli Escomel, 1926
Pseudomeloe escomeli Denier, 1911
Pseudomeloe espostoi Escomel, 1917
Pseudomeloe miniaceomaculatus Blanchard, 1846
Pseudomeloe postulatus Erichson, 1847
Pseudomeloe roubaudi Escomel, 1923
Pseudomeloe saulcyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1834
Pseudomeloe stenopterus Erichson, 1847
Pseudomeloe sulcifrons Fairmaire, 1903
Pseudomeloe titschacki Borchmann, 1941
Pseudopyrota ephemeris Selander, 1990
Pseudopyrota lyttomeloides Selander, 1990
Pumiliofossorum moche Silvestro, 0
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Erichson, 1842
Sapintus (Sapintus) creber Werner, 1983
Sapintus (Sapintus) ovalis Werner, 1983
Serrotibia unicolor Reitter, 1877
Spastomeloe formosus Selander, 1985
Spastomeloe singularis Selander, 1985
Spastomeloe weyrauchi Kaszab, 1963
Synchita humeralis Fabricius, 1792
Taphrosoma dohrni Kirsch, 1866
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) atricolor Pic, 1915
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) cincta Curtis, 1844
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) nigrifrons Haag-Rutenberg, 1879
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) parviceps Kaszab, 1960
Tetraonyx (Tetraonyx) peruviana Pic, 1930
Uloma retusa Fabricius, 1801
Variimorda (Variimorda) villosa Schrank, 1781
Xylita laevigata Hellenius, 1786
Xylographus corpulentus Mellié, 1849
Zilora obscura Fabricius, 1794
Zonitis (Zonitis) superba Pic, 1910
Zophobas atratus Fabricius, 1775Darkling beetle

Subnodes of Tenebrionoidea with occurrences in Peru
FamilyAderidae
Winkler, 1927
Ant-like leaf beetles, Antlike leaf beetles
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAnthicidae
Latreille, 1819
Ant beetles, ant like flower beetle, Ant-like beetles, Ant-like flower beetles, Antlike flower beetles
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCiidae
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
Minute tree fungus beetles, Minute Tree-Fungus Beetle, Minute tree-fungus beetles, Shelf Fungus Beetles
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
15
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMordellidae
Latreille, 1802
Pintail beetles, tumbling flower beetle, Tumbling flower beetles
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMycetophagidae
Leach, 1815
hairy fungus beetle, Hairy fungus beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMycteridae
Blanchard, 1845
Mycterid beetles, palm and flower beetle, Palm and flower beetles, Palm beetles and flower beetles
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOedemeridae
Latreille, 1810
False Blister Beetle, False blister beetles, Flower Beetles, Pollen-feeding beetles, Thick-Legged Flower Beetles
3
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyProstomidae
C. G. Thomson, 1859
jugular-horned beetle, Jugular-horned beetles, Red Log Beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPyrochroidae
Latreille, 1807
Cardinal beetles, Fire beetles, Fire-colored beetles, Fire-coloured beetles
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPythidae
Solier, 1834
Dead log bark beetles, Dead Log Beetles, Pythid beetles
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySalpingidae
Leach, 1815
narrow-waisted bark beetle, Narrow-waisted bark beetles, Narrow-wasted bark beetles
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScraptiidae
Mulsant, 1856
Antlike leaf beetles, false flower beetle, False flower beetles, Scraptiid beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms, Mealworms, Toktokkie beetles
55
41
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTetratomidae
Billberg, 1820
polypore fungus beetle, Polypore fungus beetles
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyZopheridae
Solier, 1834
Cylindrical bark beetles, ironclad beetle, Ironclad beetles, Zopherids
9
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Tenebrionoidea at dyntaxa.se
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