Language: Chinese with English summary
1999; Paperback;180x260mm;395 pages with 770 figures
This work is based on acollection of more than 40,000 species of 238 samplings from desert and semideserts in 224 counties and cities, northwest China. Taxonomic description. The common names of Tenebrionidea in Chinese, English, French, Russian and Japanese are listed. Totally 276 species and subspecies belonging to 3 subfamilies, 22 tribes and 57 genera of darkling beetles are described. Key to different taxa are provided.
Table of Contents
Part 1 General
1.1 Economic importance
1.2 Biology and Ecology
1.3 Natural enemy
1.4 Specimens collection and Breeding methods
Part 2: Taxonomy
2.1 Summary of classification research
2.2 Phylogenetic classification
2.3 Relationship and Phylogeny of the family Teneberionidae
2.4 New advance of classificatory research of Tenebrionidae
2.5 Materials and Methods
2.6 General morphology
(I) Subfamily Pimeliinae
1. Epitragini
2. Leptodini
3. Akidini
4. Adesmiini
5. Platyopini
6. Pimeliini
7. Tentyriini
(II) Subfamily Tenebrioninae
8.Belopini
9.Melanimini
10.Pedinini
11.Lachnogyini
12.Opatrini
13.Blaptini
14.Platyscelidini
15.Helopini
16.Cataphronetini
17.Cryticini
18.Tenebrionini
19.Alphitobiini
20.Triboliini
(III) Subfamily Diaperinae
21.Diaperini
Part 3 Faunal Component and Adaptation to Desert of the Darkling Beetles From Desert
3.1 Characteristics of fauna and Component
3.2 Characteristics of geographical distribution
3.3 Adaptation of the darkling beetles
Literature cited
Index of Chinese name
Index of scientific name
English summary