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Checklist for Superfamily Tenebrionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bark)
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
278
2042
4455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
277
2041
4453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2029
4437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1652
3788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
44
455
949
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
41
365
736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
20
136
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
8
45
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saudi Arabia
8 Families width 86 Species and 19 Subspecies
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810Blister Beetle60SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle17SpeciesTaxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810False Blister Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Scraptiidae Mulsant, 1856Antlike leaf beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834Cylindrical bark beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819Ant beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802Pintail beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815Hairy fungus beetle0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saudi Arabia
45 Genera with 86 Species
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Actenodia Laporte de C..., 18171SpeciesTaxom
Adesmia Fischer von ..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Alloxantha Seidlitz, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Alosimus Mulsant, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Anaspella Schilsky, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Anisarthrocera Semenov, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Apentanodes Reitter, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Bolitophagus Illiger, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cabalia Mulsant & Rey, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Cerocoma Geoffroy, 19442SpeciesTaxom
Ceroctis Marseul, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Colobostomus Fairmaire, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Cornucistela Campbell, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Croscherichia Pardo Alcaide, 18279SpeciesTaxom
Cyaneolytta Péringuey, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorocera Heyden, 19833SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1875Burning Blister Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Erodius Fabricius, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Horia Fabricius, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Hycleus Latreille, 184521SpeciesTaxom
Hymenalia Mulsant, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Lasconotus Erichson, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Lydomorphus Fairmaire, 179810SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Lyttolydulus Reitter, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Lyttonyx Marseul, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Macratria Newman, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Mediimorda Mequignon, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Meloe Linnaeus, 1857Oil Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Mesostena Eschscholtz, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Mordellistena Costa, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Mycetocharina Georg von Se..., 19821SpeciesTaxom
Mylabris Fabricius, 18117SpeciesTaxom
Nemognatha Illiger, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Pentaria Mulsant, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Phanerotoma Wesmael, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Pimelia Fabricius, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Rhampholyssodes Kaszab, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Scaurus Fabricius, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Sepidium Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1782Indet. Mealworm Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Trachyderma Gravenhorst, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Typhaea Stephens, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Vieta Laporte de C..., 18771SpeciesTaxom
Xylolaemus Dejean, 19841SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
86 Species and 19 Subspecies
Actenodia billbergi Gyllenhal, 1817
Adesmia cancellata Klug, 1830
Alloxantha talhouki Å vihla, 1984
Alosimus syriacus syriacus afghanícus K..., 1973
Anaspella subparallela Pankow, 1981
Anisarthrocera batesi Marseul, 1872
Anisarthrocera batesi batesi villiersi Ka..., 1968
Apentanodes arabicus Kirchsberg, 1877
Bolitophagus reticulatus Linnaeus, 1767
Cabalia arabica Kaszab, 1983
Cerocoma scovitzi intermedia Maran, 1944
Cerocoma scovitzi scovitzi intermedia M..., 1944
Ceroctis wittmeri Kaszab, 1983
Colobostomus arabicus Å vihla, 1984
Cornucistela serrata Campbell, 1980
Croscherichia femorata Klug, 1845
Croscherichia goryi Marseul, 1870
Croscherichia litigiosa Chevrolat, 1840
Croscherichia richteri Kaszab, 1957
Croscherichia salavatiani Kaszab, 1968
Croscherichia sanguinolenta arabica Bologna, 1991
Croscherichia sanguinolenta sanguinolenta arabica Bologna, 1991
Croscherichia sonyae Kaszab, 1983
Croscherichia tigrinipennis Latreille, 1827
Cyaneolytta maculifrons Mäklin, 1875
Diaphorocera hemprichi hemprichi
Diaphorocera hemprichi saudita Kaszab, 1983
Diaphorocera johnsoni Kaszab, 1983
Epicauta (Epicauta) sharpi Marseul, 1875
Erodius sauditus Kaszab, 1981
Horia fabriciana Betrem, 1929
Hycleus aestuans Klug, 1845
Hycleus arussina arussina bytinskii Ka..., 1969
Hycleus arussina pallidissimus Kaszab, 1983
Hycleus brunnipes Klug, 1845
Hycleus cingulatus Faldermann, 1837
Hycleus cruentatus Klug, 1845
Hycleus duplicatus Klug, 1845
Hycleus fimbriatus Marseul, 1870
Hycleus fraudulentus Bologna, 2007
Hycleus infasciculatus Pic, 1929
Hycleus maculiventris Klug, 1845
Hycleus nigriplantis Klug, 1845
Hycleus nigrohirtus Kaaszab, 1983
Hycleus novemdecimpunctatus A. G. Olivier, 1811
Hycleus pintoi Bologna & Turco, 2007
Hycleus quatuordecimsignatus Marseul, 1870
Hycleus scabratus Klug, 1845
Hycleus scapularis Klug, 1845
Hycleus sexmaculatus A. G. Olivier, 1811
Hycleus talhouki Kaszab, 1983
Hycleus tigrinus Klug, 1845
Hymenalia denticulata Muche, 1982
Lasconotus saudicus Slipinski, 1984
Lydomorphus angusticollis angusticollis fairmairei K..., 1955
Lydomorphus angusticollis fairmairei Kaszab, 1955
Lydomorphus angusticollis suturellus Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Lydomorphus (Lydomorphus) buettikeri Kaszab, 1983
Lydomorphus (Lydomorphus) leucophthalmus Fairmaire, 1893
Lydomorphus leucophthalmus bipallidus Kaszab, 1953
Lydomorphus leucophthalmus leucophthalmus bipallidus K..., 1953
Lydomorphus (Lydomorphus) palaestinus Kirsch, 1871
Lydomorphus (Lydomorphus) picticollis Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Lydomorphus (Lydomorphus) tenuicollis Pallas, 1798
Lytta (Poreopasta) nuttalli Say, 1824Blister beetle
Lyttolydulus thiebaulti arabicus Kaszab, 1983
Lyttolydulus thiebaulti thiebaulti arabicus Kaszab, 1983
Lyttonyx bicolor Walker, 1871
Macratria arabica Uhmann, 1998
Mediimorda bipunctata Germain, 1827
Meloe (Mesomeloe) coelatus Reiche, 1857
Mesostena puncticollis Solier, 1835
Mordellistena (Pseudomordellina) arabica Chobaut, 1904
Mycetocharina braaschi Muche, 1982
Mylabris (Ammabris) elegans A. G. Olivier, 1811
Mylabris (Ammabris) raml W. Schneider, 1991
Mylabris (Ammabris) zoltankaszabi Ruiz & Garcí..., 2007
Mylabris (Eumylabris) calida Pallas, 1782
Mylabris (Eumylabris) cincta A. G. Olivier, 1811
Mylabris (Mauritabris) tenebrosa Laporte de C..., 1840
Mylabris (Mylabris) mimosae (A. G. Olivier, 1811)⇒ Acanthoscelides obtectus Say, 1831
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) chrysomelina Fabricius, 1775
Nemognatha (Nemognatha) quinquemaculata Suffrian, 1853
Pentaria arabica Pankow, 1981
Phanerotoma (Bracotritoma) graciloides van Achterberg, 1990
Phanerotoma (Bracotritoma) masiana Fahringer, 1934
Phanerotoma robusta Zettel, 1988
Pimelia arabica arabica Klug JCF, 1830
Rhampholyssodes pitcheri Kaszab, 1983
Scaurus puncticollis puncticollis Solier, 1838
Sepidium cristatum Fabricius, 1775
Tenebrio erodius Pallas, 1782
Trachyderma philistina Reiche & Saulcy, 1857
Vieta millingenii Kirchsberg, 1877
Xylolaemus abnormis Slipinski, 1984

Subnodes of Tenebrionoidea with occurrences in Saudi Arabia
FamilyAnthicidae
Latreille, 1819
Ant beetles, ant like flower beetle, Ant-like beetles, Ant-like flower beetles, Antlike flower beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
20
60
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMordellidae
Latreille, 1802
Pintail beetles, tumbling flower beetle, Tumbling flower beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMycetophagidae
Leach, 1815
hairy fungus beetle, Hairy fungus beetles
1
0
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

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

Taxom

FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms, Mealworms, Toktokkie beetles
15
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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