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    Species Accepted

    Tenebrio obscurus Fabricius, 1792

    Dark Mealworm Beetle

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      Recorded as introduced in 11 countries or islands

      11 results
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      DenmarkNo
      EstoniaNo
      SpainNo
      SpainNo
      SpainNo
      SpainNo
      SpainNo
      JapanNo
      LatviaYes
      SwedenNo

      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      14 results
      Dark Mealworm Beetle English
      Mącznik ciemny Polish
      dark mealworm English
      kéreglakó lisztbogár Hungarian
      loftmjölbagge Swedish
      pirttipukki Finnish
      potemník tmavý Czech
      ténébrion obscur French
      Хрущак большой темный Russian
      Хрущак темний Ukrainian

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      3 results
      Fabricius, Johann C. 1792. Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Secundum classes, ordines, genera, species adjectis synonimis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Christ. Gottl. Proft, Hafniae. Vol. 1 (1): i–xx, 1-330.
      Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
      日本列島の甲虫全種目録 (2020年). https://japanesebeetles.jimdofree.com/

      Citation

      Tenebrio obscurus Fabricius, 1792 in undefined