Darkling Beetles
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802
(after Hangay & Zborowski 2010): Body diverse in shape and colour, sometimes with metallic reflections, but mainly dull brown or black and roughly 2-35mm in length. Head usually with antennae inserted below lateral edges of head. Antennae mostly moniliform, sometimes clubbed, generally 11-segmented, rarely 10- or 9-segmented. Eyes usually deeply indented by antennal insertions. Upper surfaces of tuberculate or ridged, also may be endowed with diverse scultpured patterns. Legs cursorial, protibiae often adapted for digging. Tarsal formula 5-5-4, rarely 4-4-4.
Publications
Hangay G, Zborowski P (2010): A Guide to the Beetles of Australia. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
Coleoptera (Beetles)
- Biphyllidae
- Bostrichidae
- Buprestidae
- Carabidae
- Cerambycidae
- Chrysomelidae
- Cleridae
- Curculionidae
- Dytiscidae
- Elateridae
- Heteroceridae
- Hydrophilidae
- Leiodidae
- Limnichidae
- Mycetophagidae
- Nitidulidae
- Oedemeridae
- Rhipiphoridae
- Scarabaeidae
- Scraptiidae
- Silvanidae
- Staphylinidae
- Tenebrionidae
- Trogidae
- Zopheridae
All classes
- Arachnida
- Crustacea
- Insecta
- Orthoptera - Caelifera (Grasshoppers)
- Hymenoptera excl. Formicidae (bees and wasps)
- Blattodea s. str. (Cockroaches)
- Coleoptera (Beetles)
- Dermaptera (earwigs)
- Diptera (flies, mosquitos)
- Hemiptera - Heteroptera (True Bugs)
- Hemiptera - Sternorrhyncha (aphids, scales etc.)
- Hemiptera - Auchenorrhyncha (cicadas, planthoppers)
- Hymenoptera - Formicidae (Ants)
- Trichoptera (Caddisflies)
- Myriapoda