Review of genus-group names in the family Tenebrionidae (Insecta, Coleoptera)

A review of genus-group names for darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) is presented. A catalogue of 4122 nomenclaturally available genus-group names, representing 2307 valid genera (33 of which are extinct) and 761 valid subgenera, is given. For each name the author, date, page number, gender, type species, type fixation, current status, and first synonymy (when the name is a synonym) are provided. Genus-group names in this family are also recorded in a classification framework, along with data on the distribution of valid genera and subgenera within major biogeographical realms. A list of 535 unavailable genus-group names (e.g., incorrect subsequent spellings) is included. Notes on the date of publication of references cited herein are given, when known. The following genera and subgenera are made available for the first time: <i>Anemiadena</i> Bouchard & Bousquet, <b>subgen. nov.</b> (in <i>Cheirodes</i> Gené, 1839), <i>Armigena</i> Bouchard & Bousquet, <b>subgen. nov.</b> (in <i>Nesogena</i> Mäklin, 1863), <i>Debeauxiella</i> Bouchard & Bousquet, <b>subgen. nov.</b> (in <i>Hyperops</i> Eschscholtz, 1831), <i>Hyperopsis</i> Bouchard & Bousquet, <b>subgen. nov.</b> (in <i>Hyperops</i> Eschscholtz, 1831), <i>Linio</i> Bouchard & Bousquet, <b>subgen. nov.</b> (in <i>Nilio</i> Latreille, 1802), <i>Matthewsotys</i> Bouchard & Bousquet, <b>gen. nov.</b>, <i>Neosolenopistoma</i> Bouchard & Bousquet, <b>subgen. nov.</b> (in <i>Eurynotus</i> W. Kirby, 1819), <i>Paragena</i> Bouchard & Bousquet, <b>subgen. nov.</b> (in <i>Nesogena</i> Mäklin, 1863), <i>Paulianaria</i> Bouchard & Bousquet, <b>gen. nov.</b>, <i>Phyllechus</i> Bouchard & Bousquet, <b>gen. nov.</b>, <i>Prorhytinota</i> Bouchard & Bousquet, <b>subgen. nov.</b> (in <i>Rhytinota</i> Eschscholtz, 1831), <i>Pseudorozonia</i> Bouchard & Bousquet, <b>subgen. nov.</b> (in <i>Rozonia</i> Fairmaire, 1888), <i>Pseudothinobatis</i> Bouchard & Bousquet, <b>gen. nov.</b>, <i>Rhytinopsis</i> Bouchard & Bousquet, <b>subgen. nov.</b> (in <i>Thalpophilodes</i> Strand, 1942), <i>Rhytistena</i> Bouchard & Bousquet, <b>subgen. nov.</b> (in <i>Rhytinota</i> Eschscholtz, 1831), <i>Spinosdara</i> Bouchard & Bousquet, <b>subgen. nov.</b> (in <i>Osdara</i> Walker, 1858), <i>Spongesmia</i> Bouchard & Bousquet, <b>subgen. nov.</b> (in <i>Adesmia</i> Fischer, 1822), and <i>Zambesmia</i> Bouchard & Bousquet, <b>subgen. nov.</b> (in <i>Adesmia</i> Fischer, 1822). The names <i>Adeps</i> Gistel, 1857 and <i>Adepsion</i> Strand, 1917 <b>syn. nov.</b> [= <i>Tetraphyllus</i> Laporte & Brullé, 1831], <i>Asyrmatus</i> Canzoneri, 1959 <b>syn. nov.</b> [= <i>Pystelops</i> Gozis, 1910], <i>Euzadenos</i> Koch, 1956 <b>syn. nov.</b> [= <i>Selenepistoma</i> Dejean, 1834], <i>Gondwanodilamus</i> Kaszab, 1969 <b>syn. nov.</b> [= <i>Conibius</i> J.L. LeConte, 1851], <i>Gyrinodes</i> Fauvel, 1897 <b>syn. nov.</b> [= <i>Nesotes</i> Allard, 1876], <i>Helopondrus</i> Reitter, 1922 <b>syn. nov.</b> [= <i>Horistelops</i> Gozis, 1910], <i>Hybonotus</i> Dejean, 1834 <b>syn. nov.</b> [= <i>Damatris</i> Laporte, 1840], <i>Iphthimera</i> Reitter, 1916 <b>syn. nov.</b> [= <i>Metriopus</i> Solier, 1835], <i>Lagriomima</i> Pic, 1950 <b>syn. nov.</b> [= <i>Neogria</i> Borchmann, 1911], <i>Orphelops</i> Gozis, 1910 <b>syn. nov.</b> [= <i>Nalassus</i> Mulsant, 1854], <i>Phymatium</i> Billberg, 1820 <b>syn. nov.</b> [= <i>Cryptochile</i> Latreille, 1828], <i>Prosoblapsia</i> Skopin & Kaszab, 1978 <b>syn. nov.</b> [= <i>Genoblaps</i> Bauer, 1921], and <i>Pseudopimelia</i> Gebler, 1859 <b>syn. nov.</b> [= <i>Lasiostola</i> Dejean, 1834] are established as new synonyms (valid names in square brackets). <i>Anachayus</i> Bouchard & Bousquet, <b>nom. nov.</b> is proposed as a replacement name for <i>Chatanayus</i> Ardoin, 1957, <i>Genateropa</i> Bouchard & Bousquet, <b>nom. nov.</b> as a replacement name for <i>Apterogena</i> Ardoin, 1962, <i>Hemipristula</i> Bouchard & Bousquet, <b>nom. nov.</b> as a replacement name for <i>Hemipristis</i> Kolbe, 1903, <i>Kochotella</i> Bouchard & Bousquet, <b>nom. nov.</b> as a replacement name for <i>Millotella</i> Koch, 1962, <i>Medvedevoblaps</i> Bouchard & Bousquet, <b>nom. nov.</b> as a replacement name for <i>Protoblaps</i> G.S. Medvedev, 1998, and <i>Subpterocoma</i> Bouchard & Bousquet, <b>nom. nov.</b> is proposed as a replacement name for <i>Pseudopimelia</i> Motschulsky, 1860. <i>Neoeutrapela</i> Bousquet & Bouchard, 2013 is downgraded to a subgenus (<b>stat. nov.</b>) of <i>Impressosora</i> Pic, 1952. <i>Anchomma</i> J.L. LeConte, 1858 is placed in Stenosini: Dichillina (previously in Pimeliinae: Anepsiini); <i>Entypodera</i> Gerstaecker, 1871, <i>Impressosora</i> Pic, 1952 and <i>Xanthalia</i> Fairmaire, 1894 are placed in Lagriinae: Lagriini: Statirina (previously in Lagriinae: Lagriini: Lagriina); <i>Loxostethus</i> Triplehorn, 1962 is placed in Diaperinae: Diaperini: Diaperina (previously in Diaperinae: Diaperini: Adelinina); <i>Periphanodes</i> Gebien, 1943 is placed in Stenochiinae: Cnodalonini (previously in Tenebrioninae: Helopini); <i>Zadenos</i> Laporte, 1840 is downgraded to a subgenus (<b>stat. nov.</b>) of the older name <i>Selenepistoma</i> Dejean, 1834. The type species [placed in square brackets] of the following available genus-group names are designated for the first time: <i>Allostrongylium</i> Kolbe, 1896 [<i>Allostrongylium silvestre</i> Kolbe, 1896], <i>Auristira</i> Borchmann, 1916 [<i>Auristira octocostata</i> Borchmann, 1916], <i>Blapidocampsia</i> Pic, 1919 [<i>Campsia pallidipes</i> Pic, 1918], <i>Cerostena</i> Solier, 1836 [<i>Cerostena deplanata</i> Solier, 1836], <i>Coracostira</i> Fairmaire, 1899 [<i>Coracostira armipes</i> Fairmaire, 1899], <i>Dischidus</i> Kolbe, 1886 [<i>Helops sinuatus</i> Fabricius, 1801], <i>Eccoptostoma</i> Gebien, 1913 [<i>Taraxides ruficrus</i> Fairmaire, 1894], <i>Ellaemus</i> Pascoe, 1866 [<i>Emcephalus submaculatus</i> Brême, 1842], <i>Epeurycaulus</i> Kolbe, 1902 [<i>Epeurycaulus aldabricus</i> Kolbe, 1902], <i>Euschatia</i> Solier, 1851 [<i>Euschatia proxima</i> Solier, 1851], <i>Heliocaes</i> Bedel, 1906 [<i>Blaps emarginata</i> Fabricius, 1792], <i>Hemipristis</i> Kolbe, 1903 [<i>Hemipristis ukamia</i> Kolbe, 1903], <i>Iphthimera</i> Reitter, 1916 [<i>Stenocara ruficornis</i> Solier, 1835], <i>Isopedus</i> Stein, 1877 [<i>Helops tenebrioides</i> Germar, 1813], <i>Malacova</i> Fairmaire, 1898 [<i>Malacova bicolor</i> Fairmaire, 1898], <i>Modicodisema</i> Pic, 1917 [<i>Disema subopaca</i> Pic, 1912], <i>Peltadesmia</i> Kuntzen, 1916 [<i>Metriopus platynotus</i> Gerstaecker, 1854], <i>Phymatium</i> Billberg, 1820 [<i>Pimelia maculata</i> Fabricius, 1781], <i>Podoces</i> Péringuey, 1886 [<i>Podoces granosula</i> Péringuey, 1886], <i>Pseuduroplatopsis</i> Pic, 1913 [<i>Borchmannia javana</i> Pic, 1913], <i>Pteraulus</i> Solier, 1848 [<i>Pteraulus sulcatipennis</i> Solier, 1848], <i>Sciaca</i> Solier, 1835 [<i>Hylithus disctinctus</i> Solier, 1835], <i>Sterces</i> Champion, 1891 [<i>Sterces violaceipennis</i> Champion, 1891] and <i>Teremenes</i> Carter, 1914 [<i>Tenebrio longipennis</i> Hope, 1843]. Evidence suggests that some type species were misidentified. In these instances, information on the misidentification is provided and, in the following cases, the taxonomic species actually involved is fixed as the type species [placed in square brackets] following requirements in Article 70.3 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature: <i>Accanthopus</i> Dejean, 1821 [<i>Tenebrio velikensis</i> Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783], <i>Becvaramarygmus</i> Masumoto, 1999 [<i>Dietysus nodicornis</i> Gravely, 1915], <i>Heterophaga</i> Dejean, 1834 [<i>Opatrum laevigatum</i> Fabricius, 1781], <i>Laena</i> Dejean, 1821, [<i>Scaurus viennensis</i> Sturm, 1807], <i>Margus</i> Dejean, 1834 [<i>Colydium castaneum</i> Herbst, 1797], <i>Pachycera</i> Eschscholtz, 1831 [<i>Tenebrio buprestoides</i> Fabricius, 1781], <i>Saragus</i> Erichson, 1842 [<i>Celibe costata</i> Solier, 1848], <i>Stene</i> Stephens, 1829 [<i>Colydium castaneum</i> Herbst, 1797], <i>Stenosis</i> Herbst, 1799 [<i>Tagenia intermedia</i> Solier, 1838] and <i>Tentyriopsis</i> Gebien, 1928 [<i>Tentyriopsis pertyi</i> Gebien, 1940]. The following First Reviser actions are proposed to fix the precedence of names or nomenclatural acts (rejected name or act in square brackets): <i>Stenosis ciliaris</i> Gebien, 1920 as the type species for <i>Afronosis</i> G.S. Medvedev, 1995 [<i>Stenosis leontjevi</i> G.S. Medvedev, 1995], <i>Alienoplonyx</i> Bremer, 2019 [<i>Alienolonyx</i>], <i>Amblypteraca</i> Mas-Peinado, Buckley, Ruiz & García-París, 2018 [<i>Amplypteraca</i>], <i>Caenocrypticoides</i> Kaszab, 1969 [<i>Caenocripticoides</i>], <i>Deriles</i> Motschulsky, 1872 [<i>Derilis</i>], <i>Eccoptostira</i> Borchmann, 1936 [<i>Ecoptostira</i>], †<i>Eodromus</i> Haupt, 1950 [†<i>Edromus</i>], <i>Eutelus</i> Solier, 1843 [<i>Lutelus</i>], <i>Euthriptera</i> Reitter, 1893 [<i>Enthriptera</i>], <i>Meglyphus</i> Motschulsky, 1872 [<i>Megliphus</i>], <i>Microtelopsis</i> Koch, 1940 [<i>Extetranosis</i> Koch, 1940, <i>Hypermicrotelopsis</i> Koch, 1940], <i>Neandrosus</i> Pic, 1921 [<i>Neoandrosus</i>], <i>Nodosogylium</i> Pic, 1951 [<i>Nodosogilium</i>], <i>Notiolesthus</i> Motschulsky, 1872 [<i>Notiolosthus</i>], <i>Pseudeucyrtus</i> Pic, 1916 [<i>Pseudocyrtus</i>], <i>Pseudotrichoplatyscelis</i> Kaszab, 1960 [<i>Pseudotrichoplatynoscelis</i> and <i>Pseudotrichoplatycelis</i>], <i>Rhydimorpha</i> Koch, 1943 [<i>Rhytimorpha</i>], <i>Rhophobas</i> Motschulsky, 1872 [<i>Rophobas</i>], <i>Rhyssochiton</i> Gray, 1831 [<i>Ryssocheton</i> and <i>Ryssochiton</i>], <i>Sphaerotidius</i> Kaszab, 1941 [<i>Spaerotidius</i>], <i>Stira</i> Agassiz, 1846 (Mollusca) [<i>Stira</i> Agassiz, 1846 (Coleoptera)], <i>Sulpiusoma</i> Ferrer, 2006 [<i>Sulpiosoma</i>] and <i>Taenobates</i> Motschulsky, 1872 [<i>Taeniobates</i>]. Supporting evidence is provided for the conservation