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''Alphitobius'' is a genus of 
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 gen ...
s in the family 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 gen ...
. 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
''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 ...
'' (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
* '' Alphitobius limbalis'' Fairmaire, 1901
* '' Alphitobius lucasorum'' Bremer, 1985
* '' Alphitobius niger'' Ferrer, 1983
* '' Alphitobius parallelipennis'' Koch, 1953
* '' Alphitobius rugosulus'' Koch, 1953
* '' Alphitobius viator'' Mulsant & Godart, 1868
References
Further reading
*External links
* Tenebrioninae Articles created by Qbugbot {{tenebrionidae-stub