Tenebrionidae Archives - Singapore Geographic

Augolesthus andoi

vids — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:14:28 +0000

Darkling beetle (tenebrionidae) is the common name for members of the beetle family Tenebrionidae, comprising over 20,000 species in a cosmopolitan distribution.

Genus: Augolesthus

Location: Dairy Farm Nature Park – May 2022

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Darkling Beetle – Strongylium sp

vids — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 12:46:17 +0000

Strongylium is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. It is one of the largest genera in the family and its subfamily Stenochiinae, with more than 1,400 known species which occur widely in the tropics and subtropics of the Old and New World. More than 300 species are native to the neotropics. Wikipedia

Location: Central Catchment Nature Reserve – Jan 2022

Thanks, Harald Schillhammer Coleoptera for the ID

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Darkling beetle – Pseudonautes sp

vids — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 01:27:39 +0000

Darkling beetle is the common name of the large family of beetles Tenebrionidae. The number of species in the Tenebrionidae is estimated at more than 20,000 and the family is cosmopolitan in distribution. Wikipedia

Family: Tenebrionidae
Genus: Pseudonautes

Thanks David Ball SG Insect ID and Records for the Identification

Spotted at Rifle Range Nature Park

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