Alphitobius Explained

Alphitobius is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 18 described species in Alphitobius.

Species

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

Further reading

• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-26090-0.