Insects
Beetles (Coleoptera)
Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae)

Darkling beetle (Tenebrionidae) species

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Overview

An introduction to Darkling Beetles can be found at:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darkling_beetle

102 species

Helea sp. (genus) (A pie-dish beetle)

Helea sp. (genus)
Helea sp. (genus)
Helea sp. (genus)
Helea sp. (genus)

Hemicistela discoidalis (Comb-clawed beetle)

Hemicistela discoidalis
Hemicistela discoidalis
Hemicistela discoidalis
Hemicistela discoidalis
Hemicistela discoidalis
Hemicistela discoidalis

Homotrysis cisteloides (Darkling beetle)

Homotrysis cisteloides
Homotrysis cisteloides
Homotrysis cisteloides
Homotrysis cisteloides
Homotrysis cisteloides
Homotrysis cisteloides

Homotrysis lugubris (Darkling beetle)

Homotrysis lugubris
Homotrysis lugubris
Homotrysis lugubris
Homotrysis lugubris
Homotrysis lugubris
Homotrysis lugubris

Homotrysis macleayi (Comb-clawed beetle)

Homotrysis macleayi
Homotrysis macleayi
Homotrysis macleayi
Homotrysis macleayi

Homotrysis regularis (Darkling beetle)

Homotrysis regularis
Homotrysis regularis
Homotrysis regularis
Homotrysis regularis

Homotrysis scutellaris (Darkling beetle)

Homotrysis scutellaris
Homotrysis scutellaris
Homotrysis scutellaris
Homotrysis scutellaris
Homotrysis scutellaris
Homotrysis scutellaris

Homotrysis sp. (genus) (Darkling beetle)

Homotrysis sp. (genus)
Homotrysis sp. (genus)
Homotrysis sp. (genus)
Homotrysis sp. (genus)
Homotrysis sp. (genus)
Homotrysis sp. (genus)

Isopteron sp. (genus) (A darkling beetle)

Isopteron sp. (genus)
Isopteron sp. (genus)
Isopteron sp. (genus)
Isopteron sp. (genus)
Isopteron sp. (genus)
Isopteron sp. (genus)

Isopteron triviale (Darkling beetle)

Isopteron triviale
Isopteron triviale
Isopteron triviale
Isopteron triviale
Isopteron triviale
Isopteron triviale

Kaszaba sp. (genus) (Darkling beetle)

Kaszaba sp. (genus)
Kaszaba sp. (genus)
Kaszaba sp. (genus)
Kaszaba sp. (genus)
Kaszaba sp. (genus)
Kaszaba sp. (genus)

Kershawia rugiceps (A lagriinae beetle)

Kershawia rugiceps
Kershawia rugiceps

Lagriinae sp. (Subfamily) (Unidentified Long-jointed bark beetle)

Lagriini sp. (tribe) (Unidentified lagriine darkling beetle)

Lagriini sp. (tribe)
Lagriini sp. (tribe)
Lagriini sp. (tribe)
Lagriini sp. (tribe)
Lagriini sp. (tribe)
Lagriini sp. (tribe)

Lepispilus sp. (genus) (Yellow-spotted darkling beetle)

Lepispilus sp. (genus)
Lepispilus sp. (genus)
Lepispilus sp. (genus)
Lepispilus sp. (genus)
Lepispilus sp. (genus)
Lepispilus sp. (genus)

Lepturidea deplanchei (Darkling beetle)

Lepturidea deplanchei
Lepturidea deplanchei

Lepturidea pulchra (Darkling beetle)

Lepturidea pulchra
Lepturidea pulchra
Lepturidea pulchra
Lepturidea pulchra

Lepturidea punctulaticollis (Red-legged comb-clawed beetle)

Lepturidea punctulaticollis
Lepturidea punctulaticollis
Lepturidea punctulaticollis
Lepturidea punctulaticollis
Lepturidea punctulaticollis
Lepturidea punctulaticollis

Lepturidea rubra (Comb-footed darkling beetle)

Lepturidea rubra
Lepturidea rubra
Lepturidea rubra
Lepturidea rubra
Lepturidea rubra
Lepturidea rubra

Lepturidea sp. (genus) (Comb-clawed beetle)

Lepturidea sp. (genus)
Lepturidea sp. (genus)
Lepturidea sp. (genus)
Lepturidea sp. (genus)
Lepturidea sp. (genus)
Lepturidea sp. (genus)

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  • Local native (change?)
    * designates formal legal status
  • Non-invasive or negligible (change?)

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