Insects
Beetles (Coleoptera)
Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae)

Darkling beetle (Tenebrionidae) species

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Overview

An introduction to Darkling Beetles can be found at:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darkling_beetle

103 species

Cardiothorax monarensis (Darkling beetle)

Cardiothorax monarensis
Cardiothorax monarensis
Cardiothorax monarensis
Cardiothorax monarensis
Cardiothorax monarensis
Cardiothorax monarensis

Cardiothorax sp. (genus) (Darkling Beetle)

Cardiothorax sp. (genus)
Cardiothorax sp. (genus)
Cardiothorax sp. (genus)
Cardiothorax sp. (genus)
Cardiothorax sp. (genus)
Cardiothorax sp. (genus)

Cardiothorax undulaticostis (A darkling beetle)

Cardiothorax undulaticostis
Cardiothorax undulaticostis
Cardiothorax undulaticostis
Cardiothorax undulaticostis

Celibe limbata (Pie-dish beetle)

Celibe limbata
Celibe limbata
Celibe limbata
Celibe limbata
Celibe limbata
Celibe limbata

Celibe rugosipennis (Pie-dish beetle)

Celibe rugosipennis
Celibe rugosipennis
Celibe rugosipennis
Celibe rugosipennis

Celibe striatipennis (Pie-dish beetle)

Celibe striatipennis
Celibe striatipennis
Celibe striatipennis
Celibe striatipennis
Celibe striatipennis
Celibe striatipennis

Chalcopteroides columbinus (Rainbow darkling beetle)

Chalcopteroides columbinus
Chalcopteroides columbinus
Chalcopteroides columbinus
Chalcopteroides columbinus
Chalcopteroides columbinus
Chalcopteroides columbinus

Chalcopteroides cupripennis (Rainbow darkling beetle)

Chalcopteroides cupripennis
Chalcopteroides cupripennis
Chalcopteroides cupripennis
Chalcopteroides cupripennis
Chalcopteroides cupripennis
Chalcopteroides cupripennis

Chalcopteroides punctulatus

Chalcopteroides sp. (genus) (Rainbow darkling beetle)

Chalcopteroides sp. (genus)
Chalcopteroides sp. (genus)
Chalcopteroides sp. (genus)
Chalcopteroides sp. (genus)
Chalcopteroides sp. (genus)
Chalcopteroides sp. (genus)

Chalcopteroides spectabilis (Rainbow darkling beetle)

Chalcopteroides spectabilis
Chalcopteroides spectabilis
Chalcopteroides spectabilis
Chalcopteroides spectabilis
Chalcopteroides spectabilis
Chalcopteroides spectabilis

Cillibus incisus (Darkling Beetle)

Cillibus incisus
Cillibus incisus
Cillibus incisus
Cillibus incisus
Cillibus incisus
Cillibus incisus

Cyphaleus metallescens (A darkling beetle)

Cyphaleus metallescens
Cyphaleus metallescens

Ecnolagria grandis (Honeybrown beetle)

Ecnolagria grandis
Ecnolagria grandis
Ecnolagria grandis

Larvae

Ecnolagria grandis
Ecnolagria grandis
Ecnolagria grandis

Ecnolagria sp. (genus) (A brown darkling beetle)

Ecnolagria sp. (genus)
Ecnolagria sp. (genus)
Ecnolagria sp. (genus)
Ecnolagria sp. (genus)
Ecnolagria sp. (genus)
Ecnolagria sp. (genus)

Ecnolagria tomentosa (Darkling beetle)

Ecnolagria tomentosa
Ecnolagria tomentosa
Ecnolagria tomentosa
Ecnolagria tomentosa
Ecnolagria tomentosa
Ecnolagria tomentosa

Euomma lateralis (Comb-clawed beetle)

Euomma lateralis
Euomma lateralis
Euomma lateralis
Euomma lateralis
Euomma lateralis
Euomma lateralis

Exangeltus gracilior (Darkling beetle)

Helea ovata (Pie-dish beetle)

Helea ovata
Helea ovata
Helea ovata
Helea ovata
Helea ovata
Helea ovata

Helea sp. (genus) (A pie-dish beetle)

Helea sp. (genus)
Helea sp. (genus)

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