Tenebrio Linnaeus, 1758
(mealworm beetles)

Interactions where Tenebrio is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
larva is endoparasitised by larva Hymenolepis diminuta Rat Tapeworm Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Cyclophyllidea/Hymenolepididae/Hymenolepis diminuta/Hymenolepis diminutarat tapewormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Tenebrionidae/Tenebrio/Tenebriomealworm beetleslarva larva endoparasitises larva
larva is endoparasitised by larva Hymenolepis nana Dwarf Tapeworm Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Cyclophyllidea/Hymenolepididae/Hymenolepis nana/Hymenolepis nanadwarf tapewormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Tenebrionidae/Tenebrio/Tenebriomealworm beetleslarva larva endoparasitises larva
adult is endoparasitised by larva Hymenolepis nana Dwarf Tapeworm Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Cestoda/Cyclophyllidea/Hymenolepididae/Hymenolepis nana/Hymenolepis nanadwarf tapewormlarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Tenebrionidae/Tenebrio/Tenebriomealworm beetlesadult larva endoparasitises adult

Author & YearTitleSource
Avery, R.A., 1974Identification of Animal ParasitesHulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.

Tenebrio (mealworm beetles) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Tenebrio (mealworm beetles) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusTenebrio (mealworm beetles)
FamilyTENEBRIONIDAE (darkling and flour beetles)
SuperfamilyTENEBRIONOIDEA (narrow timber beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Tenebrio (mealworm beetles)

Tenebrio (mealworm beetles) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Tenebrio (mealworm beetles):

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