Tenebrionidae

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Tenebrionidae
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:family
gptkbp:class gptkb:Insecta
gptkbp:commonName darkling beetles
gptkbp:defenseMechanism chemical secretion
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Pierre_André_Latreille
gptkbp:describedYear 1802
gptkbp:diet herbivore
detritivore
gptkbp:distribution worldwide
gptkbp:ecologicalRole decomposer
gptkbp:economicImportance pest of stored products
source of animal feed
gptkbp:habitat forests
grasslands
deserts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tenebrionidae
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:larvalStage mealworm
gptkbp:notableGenus gptkb:Blaps
gptkb:Eleodes
gptkb:Tenebrio
gptkb:Tribolium
gptkb:Zophobas
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Alphitobius_diaperinus
gptkb:Tenebrio_molitor
gptkb:Tribolium_castaneum
gptkb:Zophobas_morio
gptkbp:numberOfAxles elytra fused in some species
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies over 20,000
gptkbp:order gptkb:Coleoptera
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Polyphaga
gptkbp:superfamily gptkb:Tenebrionoidea
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Tenebrio_molitor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Coleoptera
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5