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

99 species

Meneristes australis (Darking beetle)

Meneristes australis
Meneristes australis
Meneristes australis
Meneristes australis
Meneristes australis
Meneristes australis

Metistete gibbicollis (Darkling beetle)

Metistete gibbicollis
Metistete gibbicollis
Metistete gibbicollis
Metistete gibbicollis
Metistete gibbicollis
Metistete gibbicollis

Metistete pimeloides (Comb-clawed beetle)

Metistete pimeloides
Metistete pimeloides
Metistete pimeloides
Metistete pimeloides
Metistete pimeloides
Metistete pimeloides

Metriolagria formicicola (Darkling beetle)

Metriolagria formicicola
Metriolagria formicicola
Metriolagria formicicola
Metriolagria formicicola
Metriolagria formicicola
Metriolagria formicicola

Neocistela ovalis (Comb-clawed beetle)

Neocistela ovalis
Neocistela ovalis
Neocistela ovalis
Neocistela ovalis
Neocistela ovalis
Neocistela ovalis

Nocar depressiusculus (Comb-clawed beetle)

Nocar depressiusculus
Nocar depressiusculus

Nocar sp. (Genus) (Comb-clawed darkling beetle)

Nyctozoilus deyrolli (Darkling beetle)

Nyctozoilus deyrolli
Nyctozoilus deyrolli
Nyctozoilus deyrolli
Nyctozoilus deyrolli
Nyctozoilus deyrolli
Nyctozoilus deyrolli

Nyctozoilus obesus

Nyctozoilus reticulatus (Darkling beetle)

Nyctozoilus reticulatus
Nyctozoilus reticulatus
Nyctozoilus reticulatus
Nyctozoilus reticulatus
Nyctozoilus reticulatus
Nyctozoilus reticulatus

Pachycoelia sp. (genus) (A darkling beetle)

Pachycoelia sp. (genus)
Pachycoelia sp. (genus)
Pachycoelia sp. (genus)
Pachycoelia sp. (genus)
Pachycoelia sp. (genus)
Pachycoelia sp. (genus)

Pachycoelia sulcicollis (A darkling beetle)

Pachycoelia sulcicollis
Pachycoelia sulcicollis
Pachycoelia sulcicollis
Pachycoelia sulcicollis
Pachycoelia sulcicollis
Pachycoelia sulcicollis

Pemanoa sp. (genus) (Comb-clawed beetle)

Pemanoa sp. (genus)
Pemanoa sp. (genus)
Pemanoa sp. (genus)
Pemanoa sp. (genus)
Pemanoa sp. (genus)
Pemanoa sp. (genus)

Phanechloros punctipennis (A darkling beetle)

Phanechloros punctipennis
Phanechloros punctipennis
Phanechloros punctipennis
Phanechloros punctipennis

Platydema sp. (genus) (A darkling beetle)

Platydema sp. (genus)
Platydema sp. (genus)
Platydema sp. (genus)
Platydema sp. (genus)

Promethis nigra

Promethis sp. (genus) (Promethis darkling beetle)

Promethis sp. (genus)
Promethis sp. (genus)
Promethis sp. (genus)
Promethis sp. (genus)
Promethis sp. (genus)
Promethis sp. (genus)

Prophanes simplex (Darkling beetle)

Prophanes simplex
Prophanes simplex
Prophanes simplex
Prophanes simplex
Prophanes simplex
Prophanes simplex

Pterohelaeus granuliger (Pie-dish beetle)

Pterohelaeus granuliger
Pterohelaeus granuliger
Pterohelaeus granuliger
Pterohelaeus granuliger
Pterohelaeus granuliger
Pterohelaeus granuliger

Pterohelaeus guerini (Pie-dish beetle)

Pterohelaeus guerini
Pterohelaeus guerini
Pterohelaeus guerini
Pterohelaeus guerini
Pterohelaeus guerini
Pterohelaeus guerini

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