About this group
(Tenebrionidae) This family is very important and it includes about 19,000 species distributed into more than 2,000 genera. The species exist mainly in tropical and temperate regions of the world. They exist in various groups of families: in rotten wood, fungi, caves, burrows, nests of vertebrates, colonies of ants and termites. Some species cause damages to stored foodstuff such as grains and crop. Many species live in very specialized environments in the most arid regions of the world. In Qatar, this family is one of the best of what the family represents. Five new species have been registered, classified and added for the first time to the encyclopedia of world insects.
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Paraplatyope Beetle
Paraplatyope arabica ssp. arabica
Patruele Beetle
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) patruele
Penthicus Beetle
Penthicus (Penthicus) oblongopunctatus
Phtora Beetle
Phtora apicilaevis
Pimelia Beetle
Pimelia (Pimelia) arabica
Prochroma Beetle
Prochroma (Oxypistoma) bucculenta
Prolixa Beetle
Phaleria (Epiphaleria) prolixa
Prolixum Beetle
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) prolixum
Proscheimus Beetle
Proscheimus arabicus
Pseudoseriscius Beetle
Pseudoseriscius griseovestis
Puncticollis Beetle
Mesostena (Mesostena) puncticollis
Punctulatus beetle
Opatroides punctulatus
Pygmea Beetle
Hyperops (Belutschistanops) pygmea ssp. arabica
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Darkling beetles
Adesmia Beetle
Adesmia (Macradesmia) cancellata
Adesmia beetle
Adesmia (Osteralis) khaliensis
Akis beetle
Akis spinosa
Asperulus Beetle
Cheirodes (Histiaea) asperulus
Besnardi Beetle
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) besnardi
Brevicollis Beetle
Cheirodes (Pseudanemia) brevicollis
Buettikeri Beetle
Oxycara (Oxycara) buettikeri
Cetorus Beetle
Centorus (Centorus) csikii ssp. bagdadensis
Clitobius Beetle
Clitobius (Clitobius) oblongiusculus
Consobrinum Beetle
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) consobrinum
Darkling Beetle
Apentanodes arabicus
Darkling Beetle
Blaps kollarii
Darkling Beetle
Prionotheca coronata ssp. ovalis
Dilamus Beetle
Dilamus (Dilamus) arabicus
Erodius beetle
Erodius (Eodirosis) sauditus
Falsocatomulus Beetle
Falsocatomulus euphraticus
Hansbremeri Beetle
Oxycara (Symphoxycara) hansbremeri
Imatismus Beetle
Imatismus arabicus
Kraatzi Beetle
Thriptera kraatzi
Lesser Mealworm
Alphitobius diaperinus
Longheaded Flour Beetle
Latheticus oryzae
Mandli Beetle
Prodilamus mandli
Marginata beetle
Microdera (Tentyrodera) marginata ssp. deserticola
Mealworm Beetle
Tenebrio molitor
Paraplatyope Beetle
Paraplatyope arabica ssp. arabica
Patruele Beetle
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) patruele
Penthicus Beetle
Penthicus (Penthicus) oblongopunctatus
Phtora Beetle
Phtora apicilaevis
Pimelia Beetle
Pimelia (Pimelia) arabica
Prochroma Beetle
Prochroma (Oxypistoma) bucculenta
Prolixa Beetle
Phaleria (Epiphaleria) prolixa
Prolixum Beetle
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) prolixum
Proscheimus Beetle
Proscheimus arabicus
Pseudoseriscius Beetle
Pseudoseriscius griseovestis
Puncticollis Beetle
Mesostena (Mesostena) puncticollis
Punctulatus beetle
Opatroides punctulatus
Pygmea Beetle
Hyperops (Belutschistanops) pygmea ssp. arabica
Rack Beetle
Tentyrina palmeri ssp. thomasi
Red Flour Beetle
Tribolium castaneum
Sardous Beetle
Cheirodes (Cheirodes) sardous
Setulosum Beetle
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) setulosum
Trachyderma Beetle
Trachyderma parvicollis
Vicinus beetle
Opatroides vicinus
Zophosis Beetle
Zophosis (Septentriophosis) complanata
Adesmia Beetle
Adesmia (Macradesmia) cancellata
Adesmia beetle
Adesmia (Osteralis) khaliensis
Akis beetle
Akis spinosa
Asperulus Beetle
Cheirodes (Histiaea) asperulus
Besnardi Beetle
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) besnardi
Brevicollis Beetle
Cheirodes (Pseudanemia) brevicollis
Buettikeri Beetle
Oxycara (Oxycara) buettikeri
Cetorus Beetle
Centorus (Centorus) csikii ssp. bagdadensis
Clitobius Beetle
Clitobius (Clitobius) oblongiusculus
Consobrinum Beetle
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) consobrinum
Darkling Beetle
Apentanodes arabicus
Darkling Beetle
Blaps kollarii
Darkling Beetle
Prionotheca coronata ssp. ovalis
Dilamus Beetle
Dilamus (Dilamus) arabicus
Erodius beetle
Erodius (Eodirosis) sauditus
Falsocatomulus Beetle
Falsocatomulus euphraticus
Hansbremeri Beetle
Oxycara (Symphoxycara) hansbremeri
Imatismus Beetle
Imatismus arabicus
Kraatzi Beetle
Thriptera kraatzi
Lesser Mealworm
Alphitobius diaperinus
Longheaded Flour Beetle
Latheticus oryzae
Mandli Beetle
Prodilamus mandli
Marginata beetle
Microdera (Tentyrodera) marginata ssp. deserticola
Mealworm Beetle
Tenebrio molitor
Paraplatyope Beetle
Paraplatyope arabica ssp. arabica
Patruele Beetle
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) patruele
Penthicus Beetle
Penthicus (Penthicus) oblongopunctatus
Phtora Beetle
Phtora apicilaevis
Pimelia Beetle
Pimelia (Pimelia) arabica
Prochroma Beetle
Prochroma (Oxypistoma) bucculenta
Prolixa Beetle
Phaleria (Epiphaleria) prolixa
Prolixum Beetle
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) prolixum
Proscheimus Beetle
Proscheimus arabicus
Pseudoseriscius Beetle
Pseudoseriscius griseovestis
Puncticollis Beetle
Mesostena (Mesostena) puncticollis
Punctulatus beetle
Opatroides punctulatus
Pygmea Beetle
Hyperops (Belutschistanops) pygmea ssp. arabica
Rack Beetle
Tentyrina palmeri ssp. thomasi
Red Flour Beetle
Tribolium castaneum
Sardous Beetle
Cheirodes (Cheirodes) sardous
Setulosum Beetle
Gonocephalum (Gonocephalum) setulosum
Trachyderma Beetle
Trachyderma parvicollis
Vicinus beetle
Opatroides vicinus
Zophosis Beetle
Zophosis (Septentriophosis) complanata
