Overview of dichotomous keys for the superfamily Tenebrionoidea
This section includes keys covering the individual families of the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. The table contains information on keys found in online resources, publications, computer applications or published articles.
| Tenebrionoidea | |
POLYPHAGA
Tenebrionoidea (Latreille, 1802)
Aderidae (Csiki, 1909)
| Focus | Region | Source | Language | Description |
| Aderidae | CEE | web: Coleonet.de | DE | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Central Europe. |
| Aderidae | UK | web: Mikes Insect Keys | EN | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Great Britain, including an introductory key to the families. |
| Aderidae | PL | book: Borowiec, 1983 | PL | Klucze do oznaczania owadow Polski: Chrząszcze - Coleoptera (Hylophilidae, Scraptiidae) |
| Aderidae | UK | book: Buck, 1954 | EN | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects (Coleoptera: Lagriidae, Alleculidae, Tetratomidae, Melandryidae, Salpingidae, Pythidae, Mycteridae, Oedemeridae, Mordellidae, Scraptiidae, Pyrochroidae, Rhipiphoridae, Anthicidae, Aderidae and Meloidae) |
| Aderidae | PL | article: Jałoszyński, 2013 | EN | A synopsis of the family Aderidae in Poland (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) |
Anthicidae (Latreille, 1819)
| Focus | Region | Source | Language | Description |
| Anthicidae | CEE | web: Coleonet.de | DE | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Central Europe. |
| Anthicidae | UK | web: Mikes Insect Keys | EN | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Great Britain, including an introductory key to the families. |
| Anthicidae | UK | book: Buck, 1954 | EN | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects (Coleoptera: Lagriidae, Alleculidae, Tetratomidae, Melandryidae, Salpingidae, Pythidae, Mycteridae, Oedemeridae, Mordellidae, Scraptiidae, Pyrochroidae, Rhipiphoridae, Anthicidae, Aderidae and Meloidae) |
| Anthicidae | PL | book: Kubisz, 1998 | PL | Klucze do oznaczania owadow Polski: Chrząszcze - Coleoptera (Anthicidae) |
Boridae (C.G. Thomson, 1859)
| Focus | Region | Source | Language | Description |
| Boridae | CEE | web: Coleonet.de | DE | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Central Europe. |
| Boridae | PL | book: Stebnicka, 1991 | PL | Klucze do oznaczania owadow Polski: Chrząszcze - Coleoptera (Tenebrionidae, Boridae) |
Ciidae (Leach, 1819)
| Focus | Region | Source | Language | Description |
| Ciidae | CEE | web: Coleonet.de | DE | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Central Europe. |
| Ciidae | UK | web: Mikes Insect Keys | EN | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Great Britain, including an introductory key to the families. |
Melandryidae (Leach, 1815)
| Focus | Region | Source | Language | Description |
| Melandryidae | CEE | web: Coleonet.de | DE | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Central Europe. |
| Melandryidae | UK | web: Mikes Insect Keys | EN | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Great Britain, including an introductory key to the families. |
| Melandryidae | UK | book: Buck, 1954 | EN | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects (Coleoptera: Lagriidae, Alleculidae, Tetratomidae, Melandryidae, Salpingidae, Pythidae, Mycteridae, Oedemeridae, Mordellidae, Scraptiidae, Pyrochroidae, Rhipiphoridae, Anthicidae, Aderidae and Meloidae) |
Meloidae (Gyllenhal, 1810)
| Focus | Region | Source | Language | Description |
| Meloidae | CEE | web: Coleonet.de | DE | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Central Europe. |
| Meloidae | UK | web: Mikes Insect Keys | EN | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Great Britain, including an introductory key to the families. |
| Meloidae | UK | book: Buck, 1954 | EN | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects (Coleoptera: Lagriidae, Alleculidae, Tetratomidae, Melandryidae, Salpingidae, Pythidae, Mycteridae, Oedemeridae, Mordellidae, Scraptiidae, Pyrochroidae, Rhipiphoridae, Anthicidae, Aderidae and Meloidae) |
| Meloidae | CZ,SK | book: Dvořák, 1983 | CZ | Meloid beetles of Czechoslovakia (Coleoptera, Meloidae) |
| Meloidae | PL | book: Stebnicka, 1987 | PL | Klucze do oznaczania owadow Polski: Chrząszcze - Coleoptera (Meloidae) |
Mordellidae (Latreille, 1802)
| Focus | Region | Source | Language | Description |
| Mordellidae | CEE | web: Coleonet.de | DE | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Central Europe. |
| Mordellidae | UK | web: Mikes Insect Keys | EN | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Great Britain, including an introductory key to the families. |
| Mordellidae | PL | book: Borowiec, 1996 | EN | Mordellidae | Miastkowate (Insecta: Coleoptera) |
| Mordellidae | UK | book: Buck, 1954 | EN | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects (Coleoptera: Lagriidae, Alleculidae, Tetratomidae, Melandryidae, Salpingidae, Pythidae, Mycteridae, Oedemeridae, Mordellidae, Scraptiidae, Pyrochroidae, Rhipiphoridae, Anthicidae, Aderidae and Meloidae) |
| Mordellidae | UA | book: Odnosum, 2010 | RU | Фауна Украины. Том. 19. Жесткокрылые. Вып. 9. Жуки-горбатки |
Mycetophagidae (Leach, 1815)
| Focus | Region | Source | Language | Description |
| Mycetophagidae | CEE | web: Coleonet.de | DE | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Central Europe. |
| Mycetophagidae | UK | web: Mikes Insect Keys | EN | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Great Britain, including an introductory key to the families. |
| Mycetophagidae | PL | book: Borowiec, 1983 | PL | Klucze do oznaczania owadow Polski: Chrząszcze - Coleoptera (Mycetophagidae) |
Mycteridae (Perty, 1840)
| Focus | Region | Source | Language | Description |
| Mycteridae | CEE | web: Coleonet.de | DE | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Central Europe. |
| Mycteridae | CZ | article: Konvička, 2020 | CZ | Beetles of the family Mycteridae in the Czech Republic |
Oedemeridae (Latreille, 1810)
| Focus | Region | Source | Language | Description |
| Oedemeridae | CEE | web: Coleonet.de | DE | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Central Europe. |
| Oedemeridae | UK | web: Mikes Insect Keys | EN | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Great Britain, including an introductory key to the families. |
| Oedemeridae | UK | book: Buck, 1954 | EN | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects (Coleoptera: Lagriidae, Alleculidae, Tetratomidae, Melandryidae, Salpingidae, Pythidae, Mycteridae, Oedemeridae, Mordellidae, Scraptiidae, Pyrochroidae, Rhipiphoridae, Anthicidae, Aderidae and Meloidae) |
| Oedemeridae | PL | book: Kubisz, 1992 | PL | Klucze do oznaczania owadow Polski: Chrząszcze - Coleoptera (Oedemeridae) |
| Oedemeridae | PL | book: Kubisz, 2006 | PL | Oedemeridae i Scraptiidae Polski (Coleoptera, Tenebrionoidea) |
Prostomidae (C.G. Thomson, 1859)
| Focus | Region | Source | Language | Description |
| Prostomidae | CEE | web: Coleonet.de | DE | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Central Europe. |
| Prostomidae | PL | book: Ślipiński, 1982 | PL | Klucze do oznaczania owadow Polski: Chrząszcze - Coleoptera (Cucujidae) |
Pyrochroidae (Latreille, 1806)
| Focus | Region | Source | Language | Description |
| Pyrochroidae | CEE | web: Coleonet.de | DE | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Central Europe. |
| Pyrochroidae | UK | web: Mikes Insect Keys | EN | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Great Britain, including an introductory key to the families. |
| Pyrochroidae | UK | book: Buck, 1954 | EN | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects (Coleoptera: Lagriidae, Alleculidae, Tetratomidae, Melandryidae, Salpingidae, Pythidae, Mycteridae, Oedemeridae, Mordellidae, Scraptiidae, Pyrochroidae, Rhipiphoridae, Anthicidae, Aderidae and Meloidae) |
| Pyrochroidae | PL | book: Dominik, 1954 | PL | Klucze do oznaczania owadow Polski: Chrząszcze - Coleoptera (Pyrochroidae) |
Pythidae (Solier, 1834)
| Focus | Region | Source | Language | Description |
| Pythidae | CEE | web: Coleonet.de | DE | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Central Europe. |
| Pythidae | UK | book: Buck, 1954 | EN | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects (Coleoptera: Lagriidae, Alleculidae, Tetratomidae, Melandryidae, Salpingidae, Pythidae, Mycteridae, Oedemeridae, Mordellidae, Scraptiidae, Pyrochroidae, Rhipiphoridae, Anthicidae, Aderidae and Meloidae) |
| Pythidae | PL | book: Burakowski, 1976 | PL | Klucze do oznaczania owadow Polski: Chrząszcze - Coleoptera (Pythidae, Lagriidae, Alleculidae) |
| Pythidae | PAL | article: lablokoff-Khnzorian, 1985 | FR | Les Pythidae palkarctiques (Coleoptera) |
Ripiphoridae (Laporte, 1840)
| Focus | Region | Source | Language | Description |
| Ripiphoridae | CEE | web: Coleonet.de | DE | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Central Europe. |
| Ripiphoridae | PL | book: Borowiec, 1983 | PL | Klucze do oznaczania owadow Polski: Chrząszcze - Coleoptera (Rhipiphoridae) |
Salpingidae (Leach, 1815)
| Focus | Region | Source | Language | Description |
| Salpingidae | CEE | web: Coleonet.de | DE | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Central Europe. |
| Salpingidae | UK | web: Mikes Insect Keys | EN | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Great Britain, including an introductory key to the families. |
| Salpingidae | PL | book: Borowiec, 1982 | PL | Klucze do oznaczania owadow Polski: Chrząszcze - Coleoptera (Salpingidae) |
| Salpingidae | UK | book: Buck, 1954 | EN | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects (Coleoptera: Lagriidae, Alleculidae, Tetratomidae, Melandryidae, Salpingidae, Pythidae, Mycteridae, Oedemeridae, Mordellidae, Scraptiidae, Pyrochroidae, Rhipiphoridae, Anthicidae, Aderidae and Meloidae) |
Scraptiidae (Gistel, 1848)
| Focus | Region | Source | Language | Description |
| Scraptiidae | CEE | web: Coleonet.de | DE | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Central Europe. |
| Scraptiidae | UK | web: Mikes Insect Keys | EN | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Great Britain, including an introductory key to the families. |
| Scraptiidae | PL | book: Borowiec, 1983 | PL | Klucze do oznaczania owadow Polski: Chrząszcze - Coleoptera (Hylophilidae, Scraptiidae) |
| Scraptiidae | UK | book: Buck, 1954 | EN | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects (Coleoptera: Lagriidae, Alleculidae, Tetratomidae, Melandryidae, Salpingidae, Pythidae, Mycteridae, Oedemeridae, Mordellidae, Scraptiidae, Pyrochroidae, Rhipiphoridae, Anthicidae, Aderidae and Meloidae) |
| Scraptiidae | PL | book: Kubisz, 2006 | PL | Oedemeridae i Scraptiidae Polski (Coleoptera, Tenebrionoidea) |
Tenebrionidae (Latreille, 1802)
| Focus | Region | Source | Language | Description |
| Tenebrionidae | CEE | web: Coleonet.de | DE | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Central Europe. |
| Tenebrionidae | UK | web: Mikes Insect Keys | EN | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Great Britain, including an introductory key to the families. |
| Tenebrionidae | RU | book: Abdurakhmanov, 2011 | RU | Keys and catalogue to darkling beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae s. str.) of the Caucasus and south of European part of Russia |
| Tenebrionidae | UK | book: Brendell, 1975 | EN | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) |
| Tenebrionidae | PL | book: Burakowski, 1976 | PL | Klucze do oznaczania owadow Polski: Chrząszcze - Coleoptera (Pythidae, Lagriidae, Alleculidae) |
| Tenebrionidae | EG | book: Lillig, 2022 | EN | The Darkling Beetles of the Sinai Peninsula (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) |
| Tenebrionidae | CZ,SK | book: Mráček, 1985 | CZ | Flower-loving beetles of Czechoslovakia |
| Tenebrionidae | CEE | book: Novák. 2014 | CZ | Beetles of the family Tenebrionidae in Central Europe |
| Tenebrionidae | CZ,SK | book: Picka, 1978 | CZ | Darkling beetles of Czechoslovakia(Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) |
| Tenebrionidae | PL | book: Stebnicka, 1991 | PL | Klucze do oznaczania owadow Polski: Chrząszcze - Coleoptera (Tenebrionidae, Boridae) |
| Corticeus | FR | article: Soldati, 2010 | EN | Fabien SOLDATI & Laurent SOLDATI: Les Corticeus Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783 de la faune de France (COLEOPTERA, TENEBRIONIDAE, DIAPERINAE), Bulletin Rutilans 2010 XIII-3 |
Tetratomidae (Billberg, 1820)
| Focus | Region | Source | Language | Description |
| Tetratomidae | CEE | web: Coleonet.de | DE | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Central Europe. |
| Tetratomidae | UK | web: Mikes Insect Keys | EN | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Great Britain, including an introductory key to the families. |
| Tetratomidae | UK | book: Buck, 1954 | EN | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects (Coleoptera: Lagriidae, Alleculidae, Tetratomidae, Melandryidae, Salpingidae, Pythidae, Mycteridae, Oedemeridae, Mordellidae, Scraptiidae, Pyrochroidae, Rhipiphoridae, Anthicidae, Aderidae and Meloidae) |
Zopheridae (Solier, 1834)
| Focus | Region | Source | Language | Description |
| Zopheridae | CEE | web: Coleonet.de | DE | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Central Europe. |
| Zopheridae | UK | web: Mikes Insect Keys | EN | Dichotomous keys have been compiled for a significant proportion of the Coleoptera of Great Britain, including an introductory key to the families. |
| Zopheridae | PL | book: Burakowski, 1986 | PL | Klucze do oznaczania owadow Polski: Chrząszcze - Coleoptera (Colydiidae, Bothrideridae, Cerylidae Anommatidae) |
