Tenebrionidae
Heliotaurus ruficollis (Fabricius, 1781)
Heliotaurus ruficollis (Fabricius, 1781)
Heliotaurus ruficollis is a dark-bodied comb-clawed beetle with a red thorax found in southern Europe and northern Africa.
Cteniopus sulphureus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cteniopus sulphureus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cteniopus sulphureus, the sulphur beetle, is a thermophilic comb-clawed beetle species found across parts of Europe.
Omophlus lepturoides (Fabricius, 1787)
Omophlus lepturoides (Fabricius, 1787)
Omophlus lepturoides is a beetle with distinct coloration found across parts of Europe, Asia, and Russia, that lives in warm sunny areas.
Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer, 1797)
Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer, 1797)
Alphitobius diaperinus, the lesser mealworm, is an edible insect approved for human consumption as novel food in the EU.
Meracantha contracta (Palisot de Beauvois, 1812)
Meracantha contracta (Palisot de Beauvois, 1812)
Meracantha contracta is a North American darkling beetle that overwinters as larvae with fish-like antifreeze.
Uloma culinaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Uloma culinaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Uloma culinaris is a Eurasian darkling beetle species that belongs to the genus Uloma.
Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus, 1758
Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus, 1758
Tenebrio molitor, the yellow mealworm beetle, is a widely distributed insect used as pet feed and human food.
Tenebrio obscurus Fabricius, 1792
Tenebrio obscurus Fabricius, 1792
Tenebrio obscurus, the dark mealworm beetle, is a darkling beetle species whose larvae are used as feed and studied for polystyrene biodegradation.
Neatus tenebrioides (Palisot de Beauvois, 1812)
Neatus tenebrioides (Palisot de Beauvois, 1812)
Neatus tenebrioides is a darkling beetle species in the family Tenebrionidae.
Idiobates castaneus (Knoch, 1801)
Idiobates castaneus (Knoch, 1801)
Idiobates is a monotypic darkling beetle genus whose only species is Idiobates castaneus.
Zophobas atratus (Fabricius, 1775)
Zophobas atratus (Fabricius, 1775)
Zophobas atratus is a darkling beetle whose larvae, superworms, are widely used as food for captive insectivorous pets.
Centronopus calcaratus (Fabricius, 1798)
Centronopus calcaratus (Fabricius, 1798)
Centronopus calcaratus is a darkling beetle species in the Tenebrionidae family that occurs in North America.
Gnatocerus cornutus (Fabricius, 1798)
Gnatocerus cornutus (Fabricius, 1798)
Gnatocerus cornutus, the broadhorned flour beetle, is a sexually dimorphic stored product insect found worldwide, mostly in warm areas.
Accanthopus velikensis (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783)
Accanthopus velikensis (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783)
Accanthopus velikensis is a small European beetle with a characteristic tooth on its front femora, that lives under tree bark and old stumps.
Nalassus laevioctostriatus (Goeze, 1777)
Nalassus laevioctostriatus (Goeze, 1777)
Nalassus laevioctostriatus, the UK common darkling beetle, is a 7–12 mm saproxylic tenebrionid beetle first described in 1777.
Stenomax aeneus (Scopoli, 1763)
Stenomax aeneus (Scopoli, 1763)
Stenomax aeneus is a fairly common beetle species found in Central and southeastern Europe that lives on deciduous trees.
Tarpela micans (Fabricius, 1798)
Tarpela micans (Fabricius, 1798)
Tarpela micans is a species of darkling beetle in the beetle family Tenebrionidae.
Lagria villosa (Fabricius, 1781)
Lagria villosa (Fabricius, 1781)
Lagria villosa is an invasive African tenebrionid crop pest, now found in South America and once detected in Europe.
Lagria hirta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lagria hirta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lagria hirta is a small species of beetle with distinct sexual dimorphism, found across parts of Eurasia, North Africa, and Paraguay.
Edrotes ventricosus LeConte, 1851
Edrotes ventricosus LeConte, 1851
Edrotes ventricosus, the hairy robot beetle, is a small herbivorous darkling beetle native to southwestern North American deserts, sometimes kept as a pet.
Microschatia inaequalis LeConte, 1851
Microschatia inaequalis LeConte, 1851
Microschatia inaequalis is a North American darkling beetle found in parts of California and Baja California.
Philolithus elatus
Philolithus elatus
Philolithus elatus is a large darkling beetle of western North America with four distinguishable subspecies.
Alphasida holosericea (Germar, 1824)
Alphasida holosericea (Germar, 1824)
Alphasida holosericea is a darkling beetle species currently known only from Málaga and its surrounding area.
Pimelia rugulosa Germar, 1824
Pimelia rugulosa Germar, 1824
Pimelia rugulosa is a darkling beetle species found in southern Italy (including Sicily) and Malta.
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