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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

Prophanes simplex (Darkling beetle)

Prophanes simplex
Prophanes simplex
Prophanes simplex
Prophanes simplex
Prophanes simplex
Prophanes simplex

Pterohelaeus granuliger (Pie-dish beetle)

Pterohelaeus granuliger
Pterohelaeus granuliger
Pterohelaeus granuliger
Pterohelaeus granuliger
Pterohelaeus granuliger
Pterohelaeus granuliger

Pterohelaeus guerini (Pie-dish beetle)

Pterohelaeus guerini
Pterohelaeus guerini
Pterohelaeus guerini
Pterohelaeus guerini
Pterohelaeus guerini
Pterohelaeus guerini

Pterohelaeus oblongus (Pie-dish beetle)

Pterohelaeus piceus (Pie-dish beetle)

Pterohelaeus piceus
Pterohelaeus piceus
Pterohelaeus piceus
Pterohelaeus piceus
Pterohelaeus piceus
Pterohelaeus piceus

Pterohelaeus planus (Pie dish beetle)

Pterohelaeus planus
Pterohelaeus planus
Pterohelaeus planus
Pterohelaeus planus
Pterohelaeus planus
Pterohelaeus planus

Pterohelaeus sp. (genus) (Pie-dish beetle)

Pterohelaeus sp. (genus)
Pterohelaeus sp. (genus)
Pterohelaeus sp. (genus)
Pterohelaeus sp. (genus)
Pterohelaeus sp. (genus)
Pterohelaeus sp. (genus)

Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus (Darkling beetle)

Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus
Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus
Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus
Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus
Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus
Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus

Pterohelaeus walkeri (Pie-dish beetle)

Pterohelaeus walkeri
Pterohelaeus walkeri
Pterohelaeus walkeri
Pterohelaeus walkeri
Pterohelaeus walkeri
Pterohelaeus walkeri

Saragus rugosus

Saragus sp. (genus) (A False Wireworm)

Saragus sp. (genus)
Saragus sp. (genus)
Saragus sp. (genus)

adult
Saragus sp. (genus)
Saragus sp. (genus)
Saragus sp. (genus)

Seirotrana sp. (genus) (Darkling beetle)

Seirotrana sp. (genus)
Seirotrana sp. (genus)
Seirotrana sp. (genus)
Seirotrana sp. (genus)
Seirotrana sp. (genus)
Seirotrana sp. (genus)

Spiloscapha thallioides

Spiloscapha thallioides
Spiloscapha thallioides

Syzeton sp. (genus) (A darkling beetle)

Syzeton sp. (genus)
Syzeton sp. (genus)
Syzeton sp. (genus)
Syzeton sp. (genus)
Syzeton sp. (genus)
Syzeton sp. (genus)

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

Tanychilus sp. (genus)
Tanychilus sp. (genus)
Tanychilus sp. (genus)
Tanychilus sp. (genus)
Tanychilus sp. (genus)
Tanychilus sp. (genus)

Tenebrionidae (family) (Darkling beetle)

Tenebrionidae (family)
Tenebrionidae (family)
Tenebrionidae (family)
Tenebrionidae (family)
Tenebrionidae (family)
Tenebrionidae (family)

Tetragonomenes ruficornis (Darkling beetle)

Titaena sp. (genus) (A darkling beetle)

Titaena sp. (genus)
Titaena sp. (genus)
Titaena sp. (genus)
Titaena sp. (genus)
Titaena sp. (genus)
Titaena sp. (genus)

Toxicum sp. (genus) (Horned darkling beetle)

Toxicum sp. (genus)
Toxicum sp. (genus)
Toxicum sp. (genus)
Toxicum sp. (genus)
Toxicum sp. (genus)
Toxicum sp. (genus)

Uloma (Uloma) sanguinipes (Darkling beetle)

Uloma (Uloma) sanguinipes
Uloma (Uloma) sanguinipes
Uloma (Uloma) sanguinipes
Uloma (Uloma) sanguinipes
Uloma (Uloma) sanguinipes
Uloma (Uloma) sanguinipes

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