''Tenebrio'' is a genus of
darkling beetles.
Adults are long and can live for 1–2 years. The larvae are minor pests, but they are also widely reared and sold as pet food.
Species
The genus contains the following extant species:
Tenebrio culinaris
''Tenebrio'' is a genus of darkling beetles. Adults are long and can live for 1–2 years. The larvae are minor pests, but they are also widely reared and sold as pet food.
Species
The genus contains the following extant species:
* ''Tenebrio ...
''
* ''Tenebrio guineensis
''Tenebrio'' is a genus of darkling beetles. Adults are long and can live for 1–2 years. The larvae are minor pests, but they are also widely reared and sold as pet food.
Species
The genus contains the following extant species:
* '' Tenebrio ...
''
* ''Tenebrio giganteus
''Tenebrio'' is a genus of darkling beetles. Adults are long and can live for 1–2 years. The larvae are minor pests, but they are also widely reared and sold as pet food.
Species
The genus contains the following extant species:
* '' Tenebrio ...
''
* ''Tenebrio grandicollis
''Tenebrio'' is a genus of darkling beetles. Adults are long and can live for 1–2 years. The larvae are minor pests, but they are also widely reared and sold as pet food.
Species
The genus contains the following extant species:
* '' Tenebrio ...
''
* '' Tenebrio molitor'' – yellow mealworm
* ''Tenebrio obscurus
''Tenebrio obscurus'', or the dark mealworm beetle, is a species of darkling beetle. The larvae, when used as feeder insects for reptile and amphibian pets, are known as mini mealworm. These insects should not be confused with younger mealworm ...
'' – dark mealworm
* ''Tenebrio opacus
''Tenebrio'' is a genus of darkling beetles. Adults are long and can live for 1–2 years. The larvae are minor pests, but they are also widely reared and sold as pet food.
Species
The genus contains the following extant species:
* '' Tenebrio ...
''
* ''Tenebrio patrizii
''Tenebrio'' is a genus of darkling beetles. Adults are long and can live for 1–2 years. The larvae are minor pests, but they are also widely reared and sold as pet food.
Species
The genus contains the following extant species:
* '' Tenebrio ...
''
* ''Tenebrio punctipennis
''Tenebrio'' is a genus of darkling beetles. Adults are long and can live for 1–2 years. The larvae are minor pests, but they are also widely reared and sold as pet food.
Species
The genus contains the following extant species:
* '' Tenebrio ...
''
* ''Tenebrio zairensis
''Tenebrio'' is a genus of darkling beetles. Adults are long and can live for 1–2 years. The larvae are minor pests, but they are also widely reared and sold as pet food.
Species
The genus contains the following extant species:
* '' Tenebrio ...
''
Four species are known from fossils found in Germany and Canada:Tenebrio calculensis
''Tenebrio'' is a genus of darkling beetles. Adults are long and can live for 1–2 years. The larvae are minor pests, but they are also widely reared and sold as pet food.
Species
The genus contains the following extant species:
* '' Tenebrio ...
'' - ( Pleistocene, Leda Clay, Canada)
* ''Tenebrio effossus
''Tenebrio'' is a genus of darkling beetles. Adults are long and can live for 1–2 years. The larvae are minor pests, but they are also widely reared and sold as pet food.
Species
The genus contains the following extant species:
* '' Tenebrio ...
'' - (Oligocene
The Oligocene ( ) is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present ( to ). As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the epoch are well identified but the ...
, Rott Formation
The Rott Formation is a geologic formation in Germany. It preserves fossils dating back to the Oligocene.
See also
* List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Germany
See also
* Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Europe
The ...
, Germany)
* ''Tenebrio primigenius
''Tenebrio'' is a genus of darkling beetles. Adults are long and can live for 1–2 years. The larvae are minor pests, but they are also widely reared and sold as pet food.
Species
The genus contains the following extant species:
* ''Tenebrio ...
'' - ( Ypresian, Allenby Formation, Canada)
* ''Tenebrio senex
''Tenebrio'' is a genus of darkling beetles. Adults are long and can live for 1–2 years. The larvae are minor pests, but they are also widely reared and sold as pet food.
Species
The genus contains the following extant species:
* '' Tenebrio ...
'' - (Oligocene
The Oligocene ( ) is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present ( to ). As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the epoch are well identified but the ...
, Rott Formation
The Rott Formation is a geologic formation in Germany. It preserves fossils dating back to the Oligocene.
See also
* List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Germany
See also
* Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Europe
The ...
, Germany)
Gallery
File:Tenebrio molitor Linné, 1758 (32842137535).png, '' Tenebrio molitor''
File:Tenebrio giganteus (Gmelin, 1790) (28872264321).png, ''Tenebrio giganteus
''Tenebrio'' is a genus of darkling beetles. Adults are long and can live for 1–2 years. The larvae are minor pests, but they are also widely reared and sold as pet food.
Species
The genus contains the following extant species:
* '' Tenebrio ...
''
File:Tenebrio opacus.jpg, ''Tenebrio opacus
''Tenebrio'' is a genus of darkling beetles. Adults are long and can live for 1–2 years. The larvae are minor pests, but they are also widely reared and sold as pet food.
Species
The genus contains the following extant species:
* '' Tenebrio ...
''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3518056
Tenebrionidae genera
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
Extant Eocene first appearances
Eocene insects of North America
Oligocene animals of Europe
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