Checklist of Florida Tenebrionidae species

| s.f. Bolitophaginae | s.f. Diaperinae | s.f. Hypophloeinae | s.f. Opatrinae

| s.f. Tenebrioninae | s.f. Alleculinae | s.f. Coelometopinae |

III. Division Tenebrioniformes

Subfamily Bolitophaginae

Tribe Bolitophagini

Bolitophagus Illiger 1798

* B. corticola Say 1825 , ( ALA , LIB, OKA )

Bolitotherus Candèze 1861

* B. cornutus (Panzer) 1794 , ( ALA , COLU, HIG, HIL, LAK, MARI, PUT, UNI)

Rhipidandrus LeConte 1862

* R. fulvomaculatus (Dury) 1914 , (HIG, LEV)

* R. paradoxus (Beauvois) 1820 , ( ALA , HIG, LAK, LEV, LIB, MARI, SRO)

Subfamily Diaperinae

Tribe Phalerini

Phaleria Latreille 1802

* P. picipes Say 1824 , (DAD, BRO , IND , MART, MON, NAS, PAL, SJO)

* P. punctipes (LeConte) 1878 , (BRO, DAD, DUV , FLA , IND , MON, PAL, PIN, SAR, VOL)

* P. testacea Say 1824 , (DAD, ESC, FLA , FRA, IND , MART, MON, NAS, SJO, VOL)

Tribe Diaperini

Adelina Dejean 1835

* A. bidens (Schaeffer) 1915 , (BRO, DAD, HIG , IND , MON)

* A. pallida (Say) 1824 , FL ( ALA , DAD, DIX, ESC, HIG, PUT, SEM)

* A. plana (Fabricius) 1801 , (DAD, HIG , IND , MARI, MON, POL)

Alphitophagus Stephens 1832

* A. bifasciatus (Say) 1824, ( Florida )

Ceropria LaPorte and Brulle 1831

* Ceropria induta Wiedemann 1819 , (DAD) (in V. Golia Coll.) (immigrant from Asia )

Diaperis Müller 1764

* D. maculata Olivier 1791 , (ALA, BRE, CHA, DAD, DUV, GAD, HER, HIG, IND, JEF, LEO, LEV, LIB, MARI, MON, ORA, PAL, PIN, TAY, VOL)

* D. nigronotata Pic 1926 , ( ALA , CLA, COLU, LIB, PIN, PUT, UNI)

Gnatocerus Thunberg 1814

* G. cornutus (Fabricius) 1798 , the broad-horned flour beetle, cosmopolitan, stored products pest ( ALA , IND , LEO)

* G. curvicornis (Champion) 1892 , (MON)

* G. guatemalensis (Champion) 1886 , ( ALA , HIG , IND , LEO, MARI, MON)

* G. maxillosus (Fabricius) 1801 , the slender-horned flour beetle, cosmopolitan, ( ALA , ESC, GAD, LIB, MARI, MON, SEM)

Liodema Horn 1870

* L. laeve (Haldeman) 1848 , ( ALA , DIX, HER, MARI, PUT)

Neomida Latreille 1829

* N. bicornis (Fabricius) 1777 , ( ALA , DAD, HER, MARI, MON)

* N. ferruginea (LeConte) 1866 , ( ALA , DAD, HIG , IND , MARI, PIN, POL, VOL)

Platydema Laporte and Brullé 1831

* P. cyanescens Laporte and Brullé 1831 , ( ALA , BRO, DAD, DIX, COLU, HIG , IND , LAK, LEV, MARI, MON, PIN, PUT)

* P. ellipticum (Fabricius) 1798 , ( ALA , BRO, COLU, DAD, DIX, DUV , IND , LAF, LAK, LEO, LEV, LIB, MARI, NAS, ORA, PUT)

* P. erythrocerum Laporte and Brullé 1831 , ( ALA , BRO, DAD, HIG, LEV, LIB, MARI, UNI)

* P. excavatum (Say) 1824 , ( ALA , BRO, COLU, DAD, LIB, MON, PUT)

* P. flavipes (Fabricius) 1801 , ( ALA , BRO, CLA, COLU, DAD, DUV, HIG , IND , LAK, LEV, LIB, MARI, ORA, POL, PUT, SRO)

* P. laevipes Haldeman 1848 , ( ALA , COLL, LEV, LIB, MARI, PUT, WAK)

* P. micans Horn 1870 , (ALA, BRE, BRO, CLA, COLL, DAD, ESC, FLAG, HIG, IND, LEV, LIB, MARI, MON, PAL, SJO, SRO, VOL)

* P. nigratum (Motschulsky) 1873 , (BRO, DAD, HIG , IND , MON, SAR)

* P. picilabrum Melsheimer 1846 , FL (DIX, MARI, NAS, PUT), IN

* P. ruficolle Laporte and Brullé 1831 , ( ALA , DIX, ESC, FLA , HIG , IND , LEV, LIB, MARI)

* P. ruficorne (Stürm) 1826 , ( ALA , BAK, CLA, COLU, DAD, DUV, GAD, IND , JAC, LAF, LAK, LIB, MARI, MON, NAS, PUT, SAR)

* P. subcostatum Laporte and Brullé 1831 , ( ALA , GAD, JAC, LAF, LEV, LIB, MARI, OKA )

* P. woldai Triplehorn and Philips 1998 (DAD, PAL)

Sitophagus Mulsant 1854

* S. hololeptoides (Laporte) 1840 , in stored products, ( ALA , COLU, GAD, HIL, LIB, LEO, MAD, MARI)

Ulomoides Blackburn 1888

* U. ocularis (Casey) 1891 , (DAD, MON) (immigrant from Australian Region; in tamarind pods) (see Triplehorn and Weems 1964)

Tribe Crypticini

Gondwanocrypticus Español 1955 (additional species probably occur in FL)

* G. obsoletus (Say) 1824, ( ALA , DAD, FRA, HAM, HIL, HIG , IND , LEV, POL, MARI, MON)

Poecilocrypticus Gebien 1928

* P. formicophilus Gebien 1928 , ( ALA , LEO, LEV, LIB) (found in 1978, immigrant from SAmer) (see Steiner 1982)

Tribe Trachyscelini

Trachyscelis Latreille 1809

* T. aphodioides Latreille 1809 , (see Steiner 2004) (DAD)

= flavipes Melsheimer 1846

Subfamily Hypophloeinae

Tribe Hypophloeini

Corticeus Piller and Mitterpacher 1783

* C. glaber (LeConte) 1878 , ( ALA , CHA, DAD, LIB)

* C. parallelus (Melsheimer) 1846 , ( ALA , DUV, LEE, LIB, NAS)

* C. tensicollis Triplehorn 1979 , (BRO, DAD)

* C. thoracicus (Melsheimer) 1846 , ( ALA , COLL, DAD, IND , LIB, MARI, MON, PUT)

Subfamily Opatrinae

Tribe Opatrini

Blapstinus Stürm 1826

* B. aciculus Blatchley 1917 , (DAD, IND , MON)

* B. alutaceus Casey 1890 , precinctive to FL (MON)

* B. dispar Casey 1890 , precinctive to FL (BRO, DAD, PAL)

* B. fortis LeConte 1878 , ( ALA , BRE, DAD, FLA , HEN, HIG, HIL , IND , LEV, MARI, MON, OKE, ORA, PAL, PIN, SAR)

* B. fuscus Casey 1890 , (DAD, MON)

* B. histricus Casey 1890 , (BRO, DAD) (in V. Golia Coll.) (immigrant from southwestern US)

* B. metallicus (Fabricius) 1801 , ( ALA , BAY, CHA, DAD, FLAG, HIG, HIL , IND , JEF, LEE, LEO, LEV, MARI, PUT, SEM, SRO)

Cybotus Casey 1890

* C. estriatus (LeConte) 1878 , (BRE, BRO, DAD, PAL, SLU)

Pseudephalus Casey 1924

* P. brevicornis Casey 1924 , (BAY, ESC, FRA, OKA , SRO, WAK, WAL)

Ulus Horn 1870

* U. maritimus Casey 1890 , (BAY, FRA, LEV, OKA , WAL)

Tribe Platynotini

Opatrinus Dejean 1821 (this genus and species list will be updated)

* O. minimus (Beauvois) 1805 , ( ALA , COLL, DAD, DIX, GLA, HIG , IND , LAK, MON, OKA , WAK)

* O. pullus (Sahlberg) 1823 , (MON) (probably introduced)

Tribe Leichenini

Leichenum Blanchard 1845

* L. canaliculatum variegatum (Klug) 1833 , AL-FL (ALA, BRO, CLA, DAD, DIX, DUV, HAR, HIG, IND, LAK, LEE, LEV, MARI, ORA, PAL, POL, SLU, SRO) (probably throughout state) (immigrant from Madagascar - Woodruff 1963)

Subfamily Tenebrioninae

Tribe Ulomini

Eutochia LeConte 1862

* E. picea (Melsheimer) 1846 , ( ALA , ESC, FLA , GAD, HIG, LAK, LIB, MARI) (according to Steiner, more than one species may be represented here)

Uloma Laporte 1840

* U. imberbis LeConte 1866 , ( ALA , BAY, BRA, DIX, JAC, MARI, PUT)

* U. mentalis Horn 1870 , ( ALA , LEV, LIB, PUT)

* U. punctulata LeConte 1866 , (ALA, BAK, COLL, DAD, DUV, HIG, IND, JAC, LAF, LEO, LEV, LIB, MARI, PAL, POL, PUT, SRO, Lake Pickett)

* U . n. sp. (DAD )

Tribe Helopini

Helops Fabricius 1775 (this species list will be updated)

* H. cisteloides Germar 1824 , (LIB)

* H. n.sp. 1, FL (n)

* H. n.sp. 2, FL (n)

Nautes Pascoe 1866

* N. viridimicans Horn 1878 , FL (BRO, CIT, COLL, DAD, HAR, LAK, LEV, MON, SAR, SLU, VOL)

Tarpela Bates 1870

* T. undulata (LeConte) 1866 , eUS, FL

Tribe Triboliini (many of these species are stored products pests)

Hypogena Dejean 1834

* H. tricornis (Dalman) 1840 , (DAD, IND , STL)

Latheticus Waterhouse 1880

* L. oryzae Waterhouse 1880 , cosmopolitan, ( ALA , LIB, MAD, MARI)

* L. prosopis Chittenden 1904 , cosmopolitan, ( Florida )

Lyphia Mulsant and Rey 1859

* L. tetraphylla Fairmaire 1856 , cosmopolitan, (LIB)

Palorus Mulsant 1854

* P. cerylonoides (Pascoe) 1863 , cosmopolitan, (Florida )

* P. foveicollis Blair 1930 , cosmopolitan, ( ALA )

* P. ratzeburgi (Wissmann) 1848 , the small-eyed flour beetle, cosmopolitan, ( Florida )

* P. subdepressus (Wollaston) 1854 , the depressed flour beetle, cosmopolitan, a stored products pest ( ALA , MARI)

Tharsus LeConte 1862

* T. seditiosus LeConte 1866 , ( ALA , DAD, IND , SAR)

Tribolium MacLeay 1825

* T. audax Triplehorn 1968 , the American black flour beetle, cosmopolitan, ( Florida )

* T. castaneum (Herbst) 1797 , the red flour beetle, cosmopolitan, ( ALA , COLU, DAD, DUV, HIL , IND , MARI, MON, SEM)

* T. confusum Jacquelin du Val 1868 , the confused flour beetle, cosmopolitan, ( ALA , DAD, ORA)

Tribe Alphitobiini

Alphitobius Stephens 1829 (these species occur in many kinds of dry materials)

* A. diaperinus (Panzer) 1797 , the lesser mealworm beetle, ( ALA , BRO, CHA, CLA, DAD, HIL , IND , MAN, MARI, ORA, PAS, PIN, POL, PUT, VOL)

* A. laevigatus (Fabricius) 1781 , the black fungus beetle, (BRO, DAD, HIG , IND , MARI, SEM)

Tribe Tenebrionini

Idiobates Casey 1890

* I. castaneus (Knoch) 1801 , ( ALA , LEO, PAL)

Neatus LeConte 1862

* N. tenebroides (Beauvois) 1805 , (LEV, LIB, PUT)

Tenebrio Linnaeus 1758 (these species occur in many kinds of stored products)

* T. molitor Linnaeus 1758 , the yellow mealworm beetle, cosmopolitan, ( ALA , JEF)

* T. obscurus Fabricius 1792 , the dark mealworm beetle, cosmopolitan, FL?

Zophobas Blanchard 1845

* Z. atratus (Fabricius) 1775 , (MON) (There is a species of Zophobas commonly sold in Florida pet stores as the "giant mealworm," and has been called in pet publications " Z. morio ". It is not conspecific with the species listed here.)

= morio (Fabricius)

= rugipes Kirch (see Tschinkel 1984)

Tribe Centronopini

Centronopus Solier 1848

* C. calcaratus (Fabricius) 1798 , ( ALA , LIB)

Tribe Amarygmini

Cymatothes Solier 1834

* C. opaca (Solier) 1848 , (DAD, MON)

* C. tristis (Laporte) 1840 , (MON)

Meracantha Kirby 1837

* M. contracta (Beauvois) 1813 , (LIB)

Subfamily Alleculinae (The comb-clawed beetles)

Tribe Alleculini

Andrimus Casey 1891

* A. murrayi LeConte 1866 , ( ALA , CLA, DAD, HER, HIG , IND , LAK, LEV, LIB, MARI, MON, PUT, SAN, SUW,UNI, VOL)

Androchirus LeConte 1866

* A. femoralis Olivier 1795 , ( ALA , COL , LIB, PUT, UNI)

Hymenochara Campbell 1978

* H. rufipes (LeConte) 1824 , (MARI)

Hymenorus Mulsant 1851

* H. arkansanus Fall 1931, (DAD, LIB)

* H. caducus Fall 1931, (ESC)

* H. communis LeConte 1866, ( Florida )

* H. convexus Casey 1891, (MON)

* H. densus LeConte 1866, (DAD, FLA , HIG, MON, WAK)

* H. dichrous Blatchley 1919, ( ALA , BRO, HER, SAR)

* H. discretus Casey 1891 ( Florida )

* H. distinctus Fall 1931, (MARI, POL)

* H. dorsalis Schwarz 1878 , (COLL, DAD, HIG , IND )

* H. dubius Fall 1931, ( ALA , COLL, DIX, LAK, LEO, LEV, LIB, MON, PUT, SAN)

* H. floridanus Casey 1891, precinctive to FL ( IND , MON, ORA)

* H. fuscipennis Fall 1931, precinctive to FL (HIG, MARI)

* H. granulatus Blatchley 1912, precinctive to FL ( ALA , IND )

* H. heteropygus Fall 1931, ( ALA , FLA , LEV, LIB)

* H. humeralis LeConte 1866, ( ALA , LIB)

* H. illusus Fall 1931, ( ALA , DAD, LIB)

* H. inopiatus Fall 1931, (LIB, MON)

* H. melsheimeri Casey 1891, ( ALA , IND , LEV)

* H. niger Melsheimer 1846, ( ALA , COLL, DAD, HILL, IND , LAK, MARI, MON)

* H. obesus Casey 1891, ( FLA , LEO, LIB)

* H. obscurus (Say) 1826 ( Florida )

* H. pilosus (Melsheimer) 1846, ( Florida )

* H. quietus Fall 1931, (MON)

* H. semirufus Fall 1931 , precinctive to FL ( HIG , IND )

* H. sobrinus Casey 1891, (HIG, MAN)

* H. tenellus Casey 1891, ( ALA , GUL, PUT, SAN)

* H. tenuistriatus Fall 1931, (MARI)

Isomira Mulsant 1856

* I. angusta (Casey) 1891, FL?

* I. iowensis Casey 1891, ( ALA , DUV, LIB, MAD, MARI)

* I. oblongula Casey 1891 , ( ALA , DIX)

* I. pulla (Melsheimer) 1846 , ( ALA , LIB, SAR, UNI)

* I. quadristriata (Couper) 1865, ( Florida )

* I. sericea (Say) 1824, (LIB)

* I. valida Schwarz 1878 , ( ALA , LIB)

Lobopoda Solier 1835

* L. erythrocnemis (Germar) 1824, (ALA, BAK, BRO, COL, DAD, DIX, HIG, HIL, IND, LAK, LEV, LIB, MON, ORA, OSC, PIN, PUT, SLU, VOL)

* L. nigrans (Melsheimer) 1846, (DAD, DUV, ESC, HIG , IND , LAK, PIN)

* L. opacicollis Champion 1888, (MON)

* L. punctulata (Melsheimer) 1846 , ( ALA , DAD, DIX, DUV, HIG, JAC, LEO, LIB, MAN, MON, OKA )

* L. socia (LeConte) 1854 , ( ALA , BRE, BRO, DAD, ESC, HIL, MARI, ORA, PIN, SLU, VOL)

Mycetochara Berthold 1827

* M. haldemani LeConte 1866 , FL

Onychomira Campbell 1984 (see Campbell 1984)

* O. floridensis Campbell 1984 , precinctive to FL (HIG)

Subfamily Coelometopinae

Tribe Coelometopini

Alobates Motschulsky 1872

* A. morio (Fabricius) 1777 , ( ALA , BAK, BRO, COLL, DAD, GULF, HIG , IND , LAF, LAK, LEV, MARI, MON, OKE, PUT, SAR)

* A. pennsylvanicus (Degeer) 1775 , (ALA, BRO, CLA, COLU, DAD, DUV, GIL, GULF, HIG, JAC, LAF, LAK, LEV, LIB, MARI, MON, OKA, ORA, PUT, SAR, SLU, SRO, VOL)

Glyptotus LeConte 1858

* G. cribratus LeConte 1858 , ( ALA , BAY, BRO, CLA, DAD, DES, DIX, DUV, HIG , IND , LAK, LEV, MARI, MON, OKA , PUT)

Haplandrus LeConte 1866

* H. ater (LeConte) 1866 , ( ALA , CIT, COLU, DUV , FLA , LEV, LIB, MAN, MARI, OKA , PUT, SRO, WAK) rarely collected, but seems to be most abundant in leaf nests of squirrels

* H. collaris Casey 1924, precinctive to FL (a synonym of H. ater ?)

* H. fulvipes (Herbst) 1797 , ( ALA )

Merinus LeConte 1866

* M. laevis (Olivier) 1795 , ( ALA , HAM, JAC)

Polopinus Casey 1924

* P. hubbelli Kritsky 1989 , precinctive to FL (MON)

* P. ingens Casey, 1924 ( ALA , BAK, BRA, CLA, DUV, FRA, GIL, LAK, LEE, LEO, LEV, LIB, MARI, NAS, PIN, POL, PUT, SUW)

* P. nitidus (LeConte) 1866 , precinctive to FL ( ALA , DIX, HIG, LAK, LIB, MARI, OSC, PAS, POL, PUT, VOL)

* P. youngi Kritsky 1989 , precinctive to FL (BRO, COLL, DAD, HAR, GIL , IND , LEE, MARI, MART, MON, OSC, PAL, POL, SRO, SEM)

Polypleurus Eschscholtz 1831

* P. geminatus Solier 1838 , ( ALA , BAK, BRA, CIT, CLA, HER, HIG, LAK, LEO, LEV, MARI, OKA , ORA, OSC, POL, PUT, SRO, SUM, WAL)

* P. perforatus (Germar) 1824 , (ESC, JAC, LIB)

Xylopinus LeConte 1862

* X. aenescens LeConte 1866 , ( Florida )

* X. saperdioides (Olivier) 1795 , ( ALA , CIT, COLU, DIX, HIG , IND , LEV, LIB, MARI, OKA )

Tribe Talanini

Talanus Mäklin 1878

* T. langurinus (LeConte) 1878 , (BRE, BRO, COLL, DAD, GLA, HEN, MON, PAL, SEM, VOL)

* T. spilmani Triplehorn 1968 , (BRO, COLL, DAD, GLA, MON, OKE, PAL, PUT)

* T. stenochinus (LeConte) 1878 , ( ALA , BRE, BRO, DAD, DUV, GLA, HIG , IND , LEE, LEV, MON, PAL, PIN)

* T. sp. , FL (HIG) (in V. Golia Coll.) (possible immigrant from Neotropics)

Tribe Strongyliini

Strongylium Kirby 1818

* S. anthrax Schwarz 1878 , precinctive to FL ( ALA , DAD, GLA , IND , MARI, PAS, PUT)

* S. aulicum Mäklin 1864 , (HIL)

* S. crenatum Mäklin 1864 , ( ALA , LIB, MARI, POL)

* S. simplicicolle LeConte 1878 , MS-NC-FL ( ALA , BRA, BRO, COLL, HIG, POL, SAR)

* S. tenuicolle (Say) 1827 , (JAC, LIB, MARI, VOL, WAK)

* S. terminatum (Say) 1824 , FL

 


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