Alphitobius
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| Alphitobius | |
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| Alphitobius laevigatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Subfamily: | Tenebrioninae |
| Tribe: | Alphitobiini |
| Genus: | Alphitobius Stephens, 1829 |
Alphitobius is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 18 described species in Alphitobius.[1][2][3][4]
These 18 species belong to the genus Alphitobius:
- Alphitobius acutangulus Gebien, 1921
- Alphitobius arnoldi
- Alphitobius capitaneus Schawaller & Grimm, 2014
- Alphitobius crenatus (Klug, 1833)
- Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer, 1797) (lesser mealworm)
- Alphitobius grandis Fairmaire, 1897
- Alphitobius hobohmi Koch, 1953
- Alphitobius karrooensis Koch, 1953
- Alphitobius kochi Ardoin, 1958
- Alphitobius laevigatus (Fabricius, 1781) (black fungus beetle)
- Alphitobius lamottei Ardoin, 1963
- Alphitobius leleupi Koch, 1953
- Alphitobius limbalis Fairmaire, 1901
- Alphitobius lucasorum Bremer, 1985
- Alphitobius niger Ferrer, 1983
- Alphitobius parallelipennis Koch, 1953
- Alphitobius rugosulus Koch, 1953
- Alphitobius viator Mulsant & Godart, 1868
