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Checklist for Superfamily Tenebrionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Bark)
and region Southern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
3347
6679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
420
3346
6678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3288
6562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
2810
5815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
75
687
1508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
69
592
1067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
37
324
548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
16
54
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Alberta
16 Families width 78 Species
Aderidae Winkler, 1927Ant-like leaf beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle31SpeciesTaxom
Scraptiidae Mulsant, 1856Antlike leaf beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Anthicidae Latreille, 1819Ant beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Zopheridae Solier, 1834Cylindrical bark beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810False Blister Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Mordellidae Latreille, 1802Pintail beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Pyrochroidae Latreille, 1807Cardinal beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Melandryidae Leach, 1815False Darkling Beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810Blister Beetle12SpeciesTaxom
Tetratomidae Billberg, 1820Polypore fungus beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Boridae C. G. Thomson, 1859Borids1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815Hairy fungus beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Ciidae Leach, 1819Minute tree fungus beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Salpingidae Leach, 1815Narrow-waisted bark beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Stenotrachelidae C. G. Thomson, 1859False long-horned beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Alberta
54 Genera with 78 Species
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Aderus Stephens, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Alphitobius Stephens, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Anaspis Geoffroy, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Anthicus Paykull, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Bitoma Herbst, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Bius Mulsant, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Blapstinus Sturm, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Bolitotherus Candeze, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Calopus Fabricius, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Canifa LeConte, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Corticeus Piller& Mitt..., 1933Darkling beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Cynaeus LeConte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Dellamora Normand, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Dendroides Latreille, 1852Fire-Colored Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Dircaea Fabricius, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Ditylus Fischer von ..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Eleodes Eschscholtz, 1824Clown bug6SpeciesTaxom
Embaphion Say, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1853Burning Blister Beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Hallomenus Panzer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Helops Fabricius, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Iphthiminus Spilman, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Ischalia Pascoe, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Lecontia Champion, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Linsleya MacSwain, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Litargus Erichson, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Lytta Fabricius, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Mordella Linnaeus, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Mordellina Schilsky, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Mordellistena Costa, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Mordellochroa Emery, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Mycetochara Berthold, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophagus Hellwig, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Neatus LeConte, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Notoxus Geoffroy, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Octotemnus Mellié, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Omonadus Mulsant & Rey, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Paratenetus Spinola, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pedilus Fischer von ..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Phaleromela Reitter, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Phanerotoma Wesmael, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Philolithus Lacordaire, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Platydema Castelnau & ..., 18262SpeciesTaxom
Serropalpus Hellenius, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeriestes Stephens, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Stenomorpha Solier, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Stenotrachelus Latreille, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1792Indet. Mealworm Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Tribolium MacLeay, 1797Flour beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Typhaea Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xylita Paykull, 17861SpeciesTaxom
Zonitis Fabricius, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Alberta
78 Species
Aderus populneus Creutzer, 1796
Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer, 1797Leser Mealworm Beetle
Anaspis (Anaspis) atrata Champion, 1891
Anaspis (Anaspis) rufa Say, 1826False Flower Beetle
Anthicus (Anthicus) cervinus LaFerté-Séne..., 1848Ant-like flower beetle
Anthicus (Anthicus) hastatus Casey, 1895
Anthicus (Anthicus) lecontei Champion, 1890
Anthicus (Anthicus) lutulentus Casey, 1895
Bitoma crenata Fabricius, 1775Bark Beetle
Bius estriatus LeConte, 1851
Blapstinus hospes Casey, 1890
Blapstinus metallicus Fabricius, 1801
Blapstinus sulcatus LeConte, 1851
Bolitotherus cornutus Panzer, 1794Forked Fungus Beetle
Calopus angustus LeConte, 1851
Canifa pallipes Melsheimer, 1846
Corticeus praetermissus Fall, 1926Overlooked Darkling Beetle
Corticeus subopacus Wallis, 1933
Cynaeus angustus J. L. LeConte, 1851Larger black beetle
Dellamora epiblema Ray, 1949
Dendroides ephemeroides Mannerheim, 1852
Dircaea liturata LeConte, 1866
Ditylus quadricollis LeConte, 1851
Eleodes (Eleodes) hispilabris Say, 1824False wireworm
Eleodes extricata Say, 1824
Eleodes nigrina LeConte, 1858
Eleodes obsoletus
Eleodes pimelioides Mannerheim, 1843
Eleodes tricostata Say, 1824
Embaphion muricatum Say, 1824
Epicauta (Epicauta) ferruginea Say, 1824Zigzag Darner
Epicauta (Epicauta) normalis Werner, 1944
Epicauta (Epicauta) pensylvanica De Geer, 1775Black blister beetle
Epicauta (Epicauta) pruinosa LeConte, 1866Bar-sided Darner
Epicauta (Epicauta) puncticollis Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Epicauta (Epicauta) sericans LeConte, 1866
Epicauta (Epicauta) ventralis Werner, 1945
Epicauta (Macrobasis) fabricii LeConte, 1853Ash-grey blister beetle
Hallomenus (Hallomenus) scapularis Melsheimer, 1846Coulter's wild cabbage
Helops politus Say, 1827
Iphthiminus serratus Mannerheim, 1843
Ischalia (Eupleurida) vancouverensis Harrington, 1892
Lecontia discicollis LeConte, 1850
Linsleya (Linsleyina) sphaericollis Say, 1824Ash blister beetle
Litargus (Litargus) connexus Geoffroy, 1785
Litargus (Litargus) sexpunctatus Say, 1826
Lytta (Poreopasta) cyanipennis LeConte, 1851Green Blister Beetle
Lytta (Poreopasta) nuttalli Say, 1824Blister beetle
Melandrya (Melandrya) striata Say, 1824
Mordella melaena Germar, 1824
Mordellina pustulata Melsheimer, 1845
Mordellistena (Mordellistena) coelioxys Lea, 1917
Mordellochroa scapularis Say, 1824
Mycetochara fraterna Say, 1824
Mycetophagus (Ilendus) distinctus Hatch, 1962
Neatus tenebrioides Palisot de B..., 1812
Notoxus intermedius Fall, 1916
Octotemnus glabriculus Gyllenhal, 1827
Omonadus floralis Linnaeus, 1758Ant beetle
Orchesia (Orchesia) cultriformis Laliberte, 1966
Paratenetus fuscus LeConte, 1850
Pedilus abnormis G. Horn, 1874
Phaleromela variegata Triplehorn, 1961
Philolithus (Glyptasida) sordidus LeConte, 1853
Platydema americana Laporte & Br..., 1831
Platydema ruficornis Sturm, 1826
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) substriatus Haldeman, 1848Striated False Darkling Beetle
Sphaeriestes (Sphaeriestes) virescens LeConte, 1850
Stenomorpha (Asidopsis) opaca Say, 1824
Stenomorpha olsoni Triplehorn &..., 2002
Stenotrachelus aeneus Fabricius, 1787
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) molitor Linnaeus, 1758Hardback Beetle
Tenebrio (Tenebrio) obscurus Fabricius, 1792Dark mealworm
Tribolium (Eusemostene) confusum Jacquelin du..., 1863Confused flour beetle
Tribolium (Tribolium) castaneum Herbst, 1797Bran bug.
Typhaea stercorea Linnaeus, 1758Hairy fungus beetle
Xylita laevigata Hellenius, 1786
Zonitis (Parazonitis) sayi Wickham, 1905

Subnodes of Tenebrionoidea with occurrences in Southern Alberta
FamilyAderidae
Winkler, 1927
Ant-like leaf beetles, Antlike leaf beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyAnthicidae
Latreille, 1819
Ant beetles, ant like flower beetle, Ant-like beetles, Ant-like flower beetles, Antlike flower beetles
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBoridae
C. G. Thomson, 1859
Borids, Conifer bark beetles
1
1
Genus
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
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMeloidae
Gyllenhal, 1810
Blister Beetle, Blister beetles, Oil beetles
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMordellidae
Latreille, 1802
Pintail beetles, tumbling flower beetle, Tumbling flower beetles
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMycetophagidae
Leach, 1815
hairy fungus beetle, Hairy fungus beetles
3
4
Genera
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
2
Genera
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
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyStenotrachelidae
C. G. Thomson, 1859
False long-horned beetles, False longhorn beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms, Mealworms, Toktokkie beetles
20
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

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

Taxom



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