Tenebrionidae is a family of beetles in the order Coleoptera commonly called darkling beetles. The family comprises more than 20,000 species with a cosmopolitan distribution and dates back in the fossil record to the Late Jurassic. Its name comes from Latin for lover of darkness, reflecting the many species that live in dark places, though some genera such as Stenocara and Onymacris are active during the day. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Living or Extinct Taxonomic Rank Connections
Parent Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Mealworm
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ615799, descriptionView the Source 2. Tenebrionidae (Wikipedia)
Introduction
Darkling beetle is the common name for members of the beetle family Tenebrionidae, comprising over 20,000 species in a cosmopolitan distribution.
- Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
View the SourceWikidata: Tenebrionidae
Wikidata Q615799, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Wikidata: Mealworm
Parent Taxon Of: Mealworm, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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