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

103 species

Lepturidea viridis (Green comb-clawed beetle)

Lepturidea viridis
Lepturidea viridis
Lepturidea viridis
Lepturidea viridis
Lepturidea viridis
Lepturidea viridis

Meneristes australis (Darking beetle)

Meneristes australis
Meneristes australis
Meneristes australis
Meneristes australis
Meneristes australis
Meneristes australis

Meneristes sp. (genus) (A darkling beetle)

Meneristes sp. (genus)
Meneristes sp. (genus)
Meneristes sp. (genus)
Meneristes sp. (genus)
Meneristes sp. (genus)
Meneristes sp. (genus)

Metistete gibbicollis (Darkling beetle)

Metistete gibbicollis
Metistete gibbicollis
Metistete gibbicollis
Metistete gibbicollis
Metistete gibbicollis
Metistete gibbicollis

Metistete pimeloides (Comb-clawed beetle)

Metistete pimeloides
Metistete pimeloides
Metistete pimeloides
Metistete pimeloides
Metistete pimeloides
Metistete pimeloides

Metistete sp. (Comb-clawed darkling beetle)

Metistete sp.
Metistete sp.
Metistete sp.
Metistete sp.
Metistete sp.
Metistete sp.

Metriolagria formicicola (Darkling beetle)

Metriolagria formicicola
Metriolagria formicicola
Metriolagria formicicola
Metriolagria formicicola
Metriolagria formicicola
Metriolagria formicicola

Neocistela ovalis (Comb-clawed beetle)

Neocistela ovalis
Neocistela ovalis
Neocistela ovalis
Neocistela ovalis
Neocistela ovalis
Neocistela ovalis

Nocar depressiusculus (Comb-clawed beetle)

Nocar depressiusculus
Nocar depressiusculus

Nocar sp. (Genus) (Comb-clawed darkling beetle)

Nyctozoilus deyrolli (Darkling beetle)

Nyctozoilus deyrolli
Nyctozoilus deyrolli
Nyctozoilus deyrolli
Nyctozoilus deyrolli
Nyctozoilus deyrolli
Nyctozoilus deyrolli

Nyctozoilus obesus

Nyctozoilus reticulatus (Darkling beetle)

Nyctozoilus reticulatus
Nyctozoilus reticulatus
Nyctozoilus reticulatus
Nyctozoilus reticulatus
Nyctozoilus reticulatus
Nyctozoilus reticulatus

Pachycoelia sp. (genus) (A darkling beetle)

Pachycoelia sp. (genus)
Pachycoelia sp. (genus)
Pachycoelia sp. (genus)
Pachycoelia sp. (genus)
Pachycoelia sp. (genus)
Pachycoelia sp. (genus)

Pachycoelia sulcicollis (A darkling beetle)

Pachycoelia sulcicollis
Pachycoelia sulcicollis
Pachycoelia sulcicollis
Pachycoelia sulcicollis
Pachycoelia sulcicollis
Pachycoelia sulcicollis

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

Pemanoa sp. (genus)
Pemanoa sp. (genus)
Pemanoa sp. (genus)
Pemanoa sp. (genus)
Pemanoa sp. (genus)
Pemanoa sp. (genus)

Phanechloros punctipennis (A darkling beetle)

Phanechloros punctipennis
Phanechloros punctipennis
Phanechloros punctipennis
Phanechloros punctipennis

Platydema sp. (genus) (A darkling beetle)

Platydema sp. (genus)
Platydema sp. (genus)
Platydema sp. (genus)
Platydema sp. (genus)

Promethis nigra

Promethis sp. (genus) (Promethis darkling beetle)

Promethis sp. (genus)
Promethis sp. (genus)
Promethis sp. (genus)
Promethis sp. (genus)
Promethis sp. (genus)
Promethis sp. (genus)

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