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Alphitobius Grandis
''Alphitobius'' is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 18 described species in ''Alphitobius''. Species These 18 species belong to the genus ''Alphitobius'': * ''Alphitobius acutangulus'' Gebien, 1921 * '' Alphitobius arnoldi'' * '' Alphitobius capitaneus'' Schawaller & Grimm, 2014 * '' Alphitobius crenatus'' (Klug, 1833) * ''Alphitobius diaperinus'' (Panzer, 1797) (lesser mealworm) * '' Alphitobius grandis'' Fairmaire, 1897 * '' Alphitobius hobohmi'' Koch, 1953 * '' Alphitobius karrooensis'' Koch, 1953 * ''Alphitobius kochi'' Ardoin, 1958 * ''Alphitobius laevigatus'' (Fabricius, 1781) (black fungus beetle) * ''Alphitobius lamottei'' Ardoin, 1963 * ''Alphitobius leleupi'' Koch, 1953 * ''Alphitobius limbalis'' Fairmaire, 1901 * ''Alphitobius lucasorum'' Bremer, 1985 * ''Alphitobius niger'' Ferrer, 1983 * ''Alphitobius parallelipennis'' Koch, 1953 * ''Alphitobius rugosulus'' Koch, 1953 * ''Alphitobius viator ''Alphitobius'' is a genus of dar ...
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Darkling Beetle
Darkling beetle is the common name for members of the beetle family Tenebrionidae. The number of species in the Tenebrionidae is estimated at more than 20,000 and the family is cosmopolitan in distribution. Taxonomy ''Tenebrio'' is the Latin generic name that Carl Linnaeus assigned to some flour beetles in his ''10th edition of Systema Naturae'' 1758-59. The word means "seeker of dark places" (or figuratively a trickster); an English language analogy is "darkling". Numerous Tenebrionidae species do inhabit dark places, however, there are many species in genera such as ''Stenocara'' and ''Onymacris'', which are active by day and inactive at night. The family covers a varied range of forms, such that classification presents great difficulties. These eleven subfamilies were listed in the 2021 review by Bouchard, Bousquet, ''et al.'', updating a similar catalog from 2005.Bouchard, Patrice. Lawrence, John F. Davies, Anthony E. Newton, Alfred F. Synoptic Classification of the World Te ...
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Alphitobius Laevigatus
''Alphitobius laevigatus'', the black fungus beetle, is a species of darkling beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. It is found in Europe and North America. Use A. laevigatus is bred in large quantities for the use as feed for captive birds, reptiles, or amphibians. The larvae reach a length of up to 15 millimeters. The larvae are often marketed under the trade name ''buffalo worms'', a name that is also used for the larvae of Alphitobius diaperinus ''Alphitobius diaperinus'' is a species of beetle in the family Tenebrionidae, the darkling beetles. It is known commonly as the lesser mealworm and the litter beetle. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring nearly worldwide. It is known wi ... which can lead to confusion.Aline Marien, Hamza Sedefoglu, Frédéric Debode et al. (9 March 2022): ''Detection of Alphitobius diaperinus by Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction With a Single-Copy Gene Target''. In: Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 2022; 9: 718806. doi:10.3389/fvets.20 ...
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Alphitobius Viator
''Alphitobius'' is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 18 described species in ''Alphitobius''. Species These 18 species belong to the genus ''Alphitobius'': * '' Alphitobius acutangulus'' Gebien, 1921 * '' Alphitobius arnoldi'' * '' Alphitobius capitaneus'' Schawaller & Grimm, 2014 * '' Alphitobius crenatus'' (Klug, 1833) * ''Alphitobius diaperinus'' (Panzer, 1797) (lesser mealworm) * '' Alphitobius grandis'' Fairmaire, 1897 * '' Alphitobius hobohmi'' Koch, 1953 * '' Alphitobius karrooensis'' Koch, 1953 * ''Alphitobius kochi'' Ardoin, 1958 * ''Alphitobius laevigatus ''Alphitobius laevigatus'', the black fungus beetle, is a species of darkling beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. It is found in Europe and North America. Use A. laevigatus is bred in large quantities for the use as feed for captive birds, r ...'' (Fabricius, 1781) (black fungus beetle) * '' Alphitobius lamottei'' Ardoin, 1963 * '' Alphitobius leleupi'' Koch, 1953 * '' Al ...
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Alphitobius Rugosulus
''Alphitobius'' is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 18 described species in ''Alphitobius''. Species These 18 species belong to the genus ''Alphitobius'': * '' Alphitobius acutangulus'' Gebien, 1921 * '' Alphitobius arnoldi'' * '' Alphitobius capitaneus'' Schawaller & Grimm, 2014 * '' Alphitobius crenatus'' (Klug, 1833) * ''Alphitobius diaperinus'' (Panzer, 1797) (lesser mealworm) * '' Alphitobius grandis'' Fairmaire, 1897 * '' Alphitobius hobohmi'' Koch, 1953 * '' Alphitobius karrooensis'' Koch, 1953 * ''Alphitobius kochi'' Ardoin, 1958 * ''Alphitobius laevigatus'' (Fabricius, 1781) (black fungus beetle) * '' Alphitobius lamottei'' Ardoin, 1963 * '' Alphitobius leleupi'' Koch, 1953 * '' Alphitobius limbalis'' Fairmaire, 1901 * '' Alphitobius lucasorum'' Bremer, 1985 * '' Alphitobius niger'' Ferrer, 1983 * '' Alphitobius parallelipennis'' Koch, 1953 * '' Alphitobius rugosulus'' Koch, 1953 * ''Alphitobius viator ''Alphitobius'' is a genu ...
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Alphitobius Parallelipennis
''Alphitobius'' is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 18 described species in ''Alphitobius''. Species These 18 species belong to the genus ''Alphitobius'': * '' Alphitobius acutangulus'' Gebien, 1921 * '' Alphitobius arnoldi'' * '' Alphitobius capitaneus'' Schawaller & Grimm, 2014 * '' Alphitobius crenatus'' (Klug, 1833) * ''Alphitobius diaperinus'' (Panzer, 1797) (lesser mealworm) * '' Alphitobius grandis'' Fairmaire, 1897 * '' Alphitobius hobohmi'' Koch, 1953 * '' Alphitobius karrooensis'' Koch, 1953 * ''Alphitobius kochi'' Ardoin, 1958 * ''Alphitobius laevigatus'' (Fabricius, 1781) (black fungus beetle) * '' Alphitobius lamottei'' Ardoin, 1963 * '' Alphitobius leleupi'' Koch, 1953 * '' Alphitobius limbalis'' Fairmaire, 1901 * '' Alphitobius lucasorum'' Bremer, 1985 * '' Alphitobius niger'' Ferrer, 1983 * '' Alphitobius parallelipennis'' Koch, 1953 * ''Alphitobius rugosulus'' Koch, 1953 * ''Alphitobius viator ''Alphitobius'' is a genus ...
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Alphitobius Niger
''Alphitobius'' is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 18 described species in ''Alphitobius''. Species These 18 species belong to the genus ''Alphitobius'': * '' Alphitobius acutangulus'' Gebien, 1921 * '' Alphitobius arnoldi'' * '' Alphitobius capitaneus'' Schawaller & Grimm, 2014 * '' Alphitobius crenatus'' (Klug, 1833) * ''Alphitobius diaperinus'' (Panzer, 1797) (lesser mealworm) * '' Alphitobius grandis'' Fairmaire, 1897 * '' Alphitobius hobohmi'' Koch, 1953 * '' Alphitobius karrooensis'' Koch, 1953 * ''Alphitobius kochi'' Ardoin, 1958 * ''Alphitobius laevigatus'' (Fabricius, 1781) (black fungus beetle) * '' Alphitobius lamottei'' Ardoin, 1963 * '' Alphitobius leleupi'' Koch, 1953 * '' Alphitobius limbalis'' Fairmaire, 1901 * '' Alphitobius lucasorum'' Bremer, 1985 * '' Alphitobius niger'' Ferrer, 1983 * ''Alphitobius parallelipennis'' Koch, 1953 * ''Alphitobius rugosulus'' Koch, 1953 * ''Alphitobius viator ''Alphitobius'' is a genus ...
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Alphitobius Lucasorum
''Alphitobius'' is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 18 described species in ''Alphitobius''. Species These 18 species belong to the genus ''Alphitobius'': * '' Alphitobius acutangulus'' Gebien, 1921 * '' Alphitobius arnoldi'' * '' Alphitobius capitaneus'' Schawaller & Grimm, 2014 * '' Alphitobius crenatus'' (Klug, 1833) * ''Alphitobius diaperinus'' (Panzer, 1797) (lesser mealworm) * '' Alphitobius grandis'' Fairmaire, 1897 * '' Alphitobius hobohmi'' Koch, 1953 * '' Alphitobius karrooensis'' Koch, 1953 * ''Alphitobius kochi'' Ardoin, 1958 * ''Alphitobius laevigatus'' (Fabricius, 1781) (black fungus beetle) * '' Alphitobius lamottei'' Ardoin, 1963 * '' Alphitobius leleupi'' Koch, 1953 * '' Alphitobius limbalis'' Fairmaire, 1901 * '' Alphitobius lucasorum'' Bremer, 1985 * ''Alphitobius niger'' Ferrer, 1983 * ''Alphitobius parallelipennis'' Koch, 1953 * ''Alphitobius rugosulus'' Koch, 1953 * ''Alphitobius viator ''Alphitobius'' is a genus o ...
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Alphitobius Limbalis
''Alphitobius'' is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 18 described species in ''Alphitobius''. Species These 18 species belong to the genus ''Alphitobius'': * '' Alphitobius acutangulus'' Gebien, 1921 * '' Alphitobius arnoldi'' * '' Alphitobius capitaneus'' Schawaller & Grimm, 2014 * '' Alphitobius crenatus'' (Klug, 1833) * ''Alphitobius diaperinus'' (Panzer, 1797) (lesser mealworm) * '' Alphitobius grandis'' Fairmaire, 1897 * '' Alphitobius hobohmi'' Koch, 1953 * '' Alphitobius karrooensis'' Koch, 1953 * ''Alphitobius kochi'' Ardoin, 1958 * ''Alphitobius laevigatus'' (Fabricius, 1781) (black fungus beetle) * '' Alphitobius lamottei'' Ardoin, 1963 * '' Alphitobius leleupi'' Koch, 1953 * '' Alphitobius limbalis'' Fairmaire, 1901 * ''Alphitobius lucasorum'' Bremer, 1985 * ''Alphitobius niger'' Ferrer, 1983 * ''Alphitobius parallelipennis'' Koch, 1953 * ''Alphitobius rugosulus'' Koch, 1953 * ''Alphitobius viator ''Alphitobius'' is a genus of ...
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Alphitobius Leleupi
''Alphitobius'' is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 18 described species in ''Alphitobius''. Species These 18 species belong to the genus ''Alphitobius'': * '' Alphitobius acutangulus'' Gebien, 1921 * '' Alphitobius arnoldi'' * '' Alphitobius capitaneus'' Schawaller & Grimm, 2014 * '' Alphitobius crenatus'' (Klug, 1833) * ''Alphitobius diaperinus'' (Panzer, 1797) (lesser mealworm) * '' Alphitobius grandis'' Fairmaire, 1897 * '' Alphitobius hobohmi'' Koch, 1953 * '' Alphitobius karrooensis'' Koch, 1953 * ''Alphitobius kochi'' Ardoin, 1958 * ''Alphitobius laevigatus'' (Fabricius, 1781) (black fungus beetle) * '' Alphitobius lamottei'' Ardoin, 1963 * '' Alphitobius leleupi'' Koch, 1953 * ''Alphitobius limbalis'' Fairmaire, 1901 * ''Alphitobius lucasorum'' Bremer, 1985 * ''Alphitobius niger'' Ferrer, 1983 * ''Alphitobius parallelipennis'' Koch, 1953 * ''Alphitobius rugosulus'' Koch, 1953 * ''Alphitobius viator ''Alphitobius'' is a genus of ...
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Alphitobius Lamottei
''Alphitobius'' is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 18 described species in ''Alphitobius''. Species These 18 species belong to the genus ''Alphitobius'': * '' Alphitobius acutangulus'' Gebien, 1921 * '' Alphitobius arnoldi'' * '' Alphitobius capitaneus'' Schawaller & Grimm, 2014 * '' Alphitobius crenatus'' (Klug, 1833) * ''Alphitobius diaperinus'' (Panzer, 1797) (lesser mealworm) * '' Alphitobius grandis'' Fairmaire, 1897 * '' Alphitobius hobohmi'' Koch, 1953 * '' Alphitobius karrooensis'' Koch, 1953 * ''Alphitobius kochi'' Ardoin, 1958 * ''Alphitobius laevigatus'' (Fabricius, 1781) (black fungus beetle) * '' Alphitobius lamottei'' Ardoin, 1963 * ''Alphitobius leleupi'' Koch, 1953 * ''Alphitobius limbalis'' Fairmaire, 1901 * ''Alphitobius lucasorum'' Bremer, 1985 * ''Alphitobius niger'' Ferrer, 1983 * ''Alphitobius parallelipennis'' Koch, 1953 * ''Alphitobius rugosulus'' Koch, 1953 * ''Alphitobius viator ''Alphitobius'' is a genus of d ...
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Alphitobius Kochi
''Alphitobius'' is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 18 described species in ''Alphitobius''. Species These 18 species belong to the genus ''Alphitobius'': * '' Alphitobius acutangulus'' Gebien, 1921 * '' Alphitobius arnoldi'' * '' Alphitobius capitaneus'' Schawaller & Grimm, 2014 * '' Alphitobius crenatus'' (Klug, 1833) * ''Alphitobius diaperinus'' (Panzer, 1797) (lesser mealworm) * '' Alphitobius grandis'' Fairmaire, 1897 * '' Alphitobius hobohmi'' Koch, 1953 * '' Alphitobius karrooensis'' Koch, 1953 * '' Alphitobius kochi'' Ardoin, 1958 * ''Alphitobius laevigatus ''Alphitobius laevigatus'', the black fungus beetle, is a species of darkling beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. It is found in Europe and North America. Use A. laevigatus is bred in large quantities for the use as feed for captive birds, r ...'' (Fabricius, 1781) (black fungus beetle) * '' Alphitobius lamottei'' Ardoin, 1963 * '' Alphitobius leleupi'' Koch, 1953 * '' A ...
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Tenebrionidae
Darkling beetle is the common name for members of the beetle family Tenebrionidae. The number of species in the Tenebrionidae is estimated at more than 20,000 and the family is cosmopolitan in distribution. Taxonomy ''Tenebrio'' is the Latin generic name that Carl Linnaeus assigned to some flour beetles in his ''10th edition of Systema Naturae'' 1758-59. The word means "seeker of dark places" (or figuratively a trickster); an English language analogy is "darkling". Numerous Tenebrionidae species do inhabit dark places, however, there are many species in genera such as ''Stenocara'' and ''Onymacris'', which are active by day and inactive at night. The family covers a varied range of forms, such that classification presents great difficulties. These eleven subfamilies were listed in the 2021 review by Bouchard, Bousquet, ''et al.'', updating a similar catalog from 2005.Bouchard, Patrice. Lawrence, John F. Davies, Anthony E. Newton, Alfred F. Synoptic Classification of the World Te ...
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