Synoptic classification of the world Tenebrionidae [Insecta: Coleoptera] with a review of family-group names

Abstract. — A synoptic classification of the Tenebrionidae is presented. The family is divided into 10 subfamilies, 96 tribes and 61 subtribes. A catalogue containing 319 family-group names based on 266 genera is also included. Each family-group name entry includes data on original spelling and type genus. All references associated with family-group and genus-group names were examined (except where indicated otherwise) and listed in the bibliography. Current usage of family-group and genus-group names were preserved, when possible, to promote stability of the classification. A summary of the required changes of family-group names in Tenebrionidae is presented in a tabular format. The following family-group names were based on preoccupied type genera and are there-