''Tenebrio'' is a genus of

darkling beetle Darkling beetle is the common name for members of the beetle family Tenebrionidae, comprising over 20,000 species in a cosmopolitan distribution. Taxonomy ''Tenebrio'' is the Latin generic name that Carl Linnaeus assigned to some flour beetles ...

s. 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 guineensis'' * ''

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 molitor Mealworms are the larval form of the yellow mealworm beetle, ''Tenebrio molitor'', a species of darkling beetle. The yellow mealworm beetle prefers a warmer climate and higher humidity. Male mealworm beetles release a sex pheromone to attract ...

'' – yellow

mealworm Mealworms are the larval form of the yellow mealworm beetle, ''Tenebrio molitor'', a species of darkling beetle. The yellow mealworm beetle prefers a warmer climate and higher humidity. Male mealworm beetles release a sex pheromone to attract ...

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Tenebrio obscurus ''Tenebrio obscurus'', or the dark mealworm beetle, is a species of darkling beetle whose larvae are known as mini mealworms. These insects should not be confused with younger mealworms (''Tenebrio molitor'') or with the confused flour beetle (' ...

'' – dark mealworm * '' Tenebrio opacus'' * '' Tenebrio patrizii'' * '' Tenebrio punctipennis'' * '' Tenebrio zairensis'' 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 ...

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Pleistocene The Pleistocene ( ; referred to colloquially as the ''ice age, Ice Age'') is the geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations. Before a change was fin ...

Leda Clay Quick clay, also known as Leda clay and Champlain Sea clay in Canada, is any of several distinctively sensitive glaciomarine clays found in Canada, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Finland, the United States, and other locations around the world. The cla ...

, Canada) * '' Tenebrio effossus'' - (

Oligocene The Oligocene ( ) is a geologic epoch (geology), epoch of the Paleogene Geologic time scale, Period that extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present ( to ). As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that defin ...

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 * ...

, 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 ...

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Ypresian In the geologic timescale the Ypresian is the oldest age (geology), age or lowest stage (stratigraphy), stratigraphic stage of the Eocene. It spans the time between , is preceded by the Thanetian Age (part of the Paleocene) and is followed by th ...

Allenby Formation The Allenby formation is a sedimentary rock formation in British Columbia which was deposited during the Ypresian stage of the Early Eocene. It consists of conglomerates, sandstones with interbedded shales and coal. The shales contain an ...

, 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 ...

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, Germany)

Gallery

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'' File:Tenebrio giganteus (Gmelin, 1790) (28872264321).png, ''

'' File:Tenebrio opacus.jpg, '' Tenebrio opacus''

References

{{Authority control Tenebrionidae genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Extant Eocene first appearances Eocene insects of North America Oligocene animals of Europe Pet foods Tenebrioninae