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Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1758

1035209  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1035209)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Hexapoda (Subphylum)
  5. Insecta (Class)
  6. Coleoptera (Order)
  7. Tenebrionidae (Family)
  8. Tenebrio (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Afrotenebrio Gridelli, 1951 · unaccepted (Treated as valid subgenus)
Cruracurvamtenebrio Robiche, 2019 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (proposed as subgenus)
Megatenebrio Gridelli, 1951 · unaccepted (Treated as valid subgenus)
Menedrio Motschulsky, 1872 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tenebrionellus Crotch, 1873 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym (Unnecessary replacement name)
Tenenrio Schönherr, 1806 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

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  1. Species Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus, 1758
  2. Species Tenebrio obscurus Fabricius, 1792
  3. Species Tenebrio australis Boisduval, 1835 accepted as Meneristes australis (Boisduval, 1835)
  4. Species Tenebrio bifoveolatus Duftschmid, 1812 accepted as Tribolium castaneum (Herbst, 1797)
  5. Species Tenebrio brunneus Fabricius, 1798 accepted as Neandra brunnea (Fabricius, 1798)
  6. Species Tenebrio buprestoides Schrank, 1781 accepted as Spondylis buprestoides (Linné, 1758)
  7. Species Tenebrio caraboides Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Tenebroides mauritanicus (Linnaeus)
  8. Species Tenebrio colydioides Erichson, 1842 accepted as Bassianus colydioides (Erichson, 1842)
  9. Species Tenebrio convexiusculus Hope, 1843 accepted as Zophophilus nigerrimus (Boisduval, 1835)
  10. Species Tenebrio corvinus Erichson, 1842 accepted as Kaszaba corvina (Erichson, 1842)
  11. Species Tenebrio cyanipennis Hope, 1843 accepted as Kaszaba corvina (Erichson, 1842)
  12. Species Tenebrio depressus Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Pytho depressus (Linnaeus, 1767)
  13. Species Tenebrio diaperinus Panzer, 1797 accepted as Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer, 1797)
  14. Species Tenebrio dubia Schaller, 1783 accepted as Melandrya dubia (Schaller, 1783)
  15. Species Tenebrio hirticornis De Geer, 1775 accepted as Orthocerus clavicornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  16. Species Tenebrio hispidus Forskål, 1775 accepted as Ocnera hispida (Forskål, 1775)
  17. Species Tenebrio humilis Erichson, 1842 accepted as Bassianus humilis (Erichson, 1842)
  18. Species Tenebrio lardarius De Geer, 1775 accepted as Stephostethus lardarius (De Geer, 1775)
  19. Species Tenebrio longipennis Hope, 1843 accepted as Zophophilus longipennis (Hope, 1843)
  20. Species Tenebrio mauritanicus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Tenebroides mauritanicus (Linnaeus)
  21. Species Tenebrio minutus Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Latridius minutus (Linnaeus, 1767)
  22. Species Tenebrio nigerrimus Blanchard, 1853 accepted as Meneristes australis (Boisduval, 1835)
  23. Species Tenebrio nigerrimus Boisduval, 1835 accepted as Zophophilus nigerrimus (Boisduval, 1835)
  24. Species Tenebrio pallens Paykull, 1798 accepted as Antherophagus nigricornis (Fabricius, 1787)
  25. Species Tenebrio pallens Linnaeus, 1781 accepted as Antherophagus pallens (Linnaeus, 1781)
  26. Species Tenebrio piceus Schaller, 1783 accepted as Tenebroides mauritanicus (Linnaeus)
  27. Species Tenebrio planus Olivier, 1795 accepted as Pytho planus (Olivier, 1795)
  28. Species Tenebrio planus Quensel, 1790 accepted as Tenebroides mauritanicus (Linnaeus)
  29. Species Tenebrio polychresta Forskål, 1775 accepted as Blaps polychresta (Forskål, 1775)
  30. Species Tenebrio pullus Sahlberg, 1823 accepted as Opatrinus pullus (Sahlberg, 1823)
  31. Species Tenebrio purpureus Herbst, 1799 accepted as Neandra brunnea (Fabricius, 1798)
  32. Species Tenebrio rufibarbis Schaller, 1783 accepted as Melandrya caraboides (Linnaeus, 1760)
  33. Species Tenebrio sanguinipes Fabricius, 1775 accepted as Uloma sanguinipes (Fabricius, 1775)
marine, brackish
recent only
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 417 [details] 
IRMNG (2024). Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1035209 on 2025-01-30
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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
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2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 417 [details] 

basis of record SN2000/Lawrence, 1982 [details] 

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

status source Bousquet, Y.; Thomas, D. B.; Bouchard, P.; Smith, A. D.; Aalbu, R. L.; Johnston, M. A.; Steiner Jr., W. E. (2018). Catalogue of Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) of North America. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 728: 1-455., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.728.20602 [details] 

verified source for family Hallan, J. (2000-2017). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012). [details] 

current name source Bouchard, P.; Bousquet, Y.; Aalbu, R. L.; Alonso-Zarazaga, M. A.; Merkl, O.; Davies, A. E. (2021). Review of genus-group names in the family Tenebrionidae (Insecta, Coleoptera). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1050: 1-633., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1050.64217 [details] 

extant flag source SN2000/Lawrence, 1982 [details] 

habitat flag source as per family [details] 

original description (of Menedrio Motschulsky, 1872) Motschulsky, V. de. (1872). Énumération des nouvelles espèces de Coléoptères rapportés de ses voyages. 11-ième article. <em>Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou.</em> 45(3): 23-55., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40276846
page(s): 37 [details] 

original description (of Tenenrio Schönherr, 1806) Schönherr, C.J. (1808). Synonymia insectorum, oder Versuch einer Synonymie aller bisher bekannten Insecten. Erster Band. Eleutherata oder Käfer. Zweiter Theil. Spercheus – Cryptocephalus. Heinr. A. Nordström, Stockholm. ix+424 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/133006
page(s): 422 [details] 

original description (of Megatenebrio Gridelli, 1951) Gridelli, E. (1951). Coléoptères de l'Afrique tropicale (XVIIIeme contribution). Note sur quelques Ténébrionides appartenant aux collections de l'Institut français d'Afrique Noire, pp. 211-231 in: Trabalhos 2a Conferência Internacional dos Africanistas Ocidentais Bissau 1947, Lisbon, Vol. III Trabalhos apresentados à 2.ª secção (meio biológico), 2.ª parte. Lisboa, Junta de Investigações Coloniais. 304 pp.
page(s): 221 [details] 

original description (of Afrotenebrio Gridelli, 1951) Gridelli, E. (1951). Coléoptères de l'Afrique tropicale (XVIIIeme contribution). Note sur quelques Ténébrionides appartenant aux collections de l'Institut français d'Afrique Noire, pp. 211-231 in: Trabalhos 2a Conferência Internacional dos Africanistas Ocidentais Bissau 1947, Lisbon, Vol. III Trabalhos apresentados à 2.ª secção (meio biológico), 2.ª parte. Lisboa, Junta de Investigações Coloniais. 304 pp.
page(s): 230 [details] 

original description (of Tenebrionellus Crotch, 1873) Crotch, G. H. (1874). Check list of the Coleoptera of America, North of Mexico. Naturalists' Agency, Salem. 136 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/61135
page(s): 105 [details] 

original description (of Cruracurvamtenebrio Robiche, 2019) Robiche, G. (2019). Description d'un nouveau sous-genre et de sa nouvelle espèce du Gabon appartenant au genre Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1758 et note systématique sur le genre Gridellia (Kammener, 2006) (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae). <em>Le Coléoptériste.</em> 22(2): 97-102.
note: as Tenebrio (Cruracurvamtenebrio) [details] 
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