Tenebrio

Tenebrio
Temporal range: Eocene, 55.8–0 Ma
[1]
Tenebrio molitor, known as the mealworm when larva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Family:Tenebrionidae
Tribe:Tenebrionini
Genus:Tenebrio
Linnaeus, 1758

Tenebrio is a genus of darkling beetles.[1][2][3] Adults are 12–18 mm (0.47–0.71 in) long and can live for 1–2 years. The larvae are minor pests, but they are also widely reared and sold as pet food.[3]

Species

The genus contains the following extant species:[2][3]

Four species are known from fossils found in Germany and Canada:[1]

  • Tenebrio calculensis
  • Tenebrio effossus
  • Tenebrio primigenius
  • Tenebrio senex

References

  1. 1 2 3 "†Tenebrio Linnaeus 1758". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Tenebrio". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Rees, David (21 July 2004). Insects of Stored Products. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 112–113. ISBN 978-0-643-10263-7.
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