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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within thesuperfamily Tenebrionoidea — the darkling beetles.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Namib Desert is best known for its high species richness of beetles, particularly those belonging to the family Tenebrionidae.
Namib desert 2008
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The only animal species known to be extinct in this ecoregion are two species of Aegla (Crustacea) and some species of the family Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera).
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Numerous insect groups (Orthoptera, Homoptera, Tenebrionidae, Meloidae, Curculionidae, and Scarabaeidae) are well adapted to the arid desert steppe.
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For example, there is a marked difference in sensitivity to JHAs between the Tenebrionidae and Curculionidae.
Chapter 7 1994
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The available information largely describes the effects of IGRs when applied to grain, and their long-term efficacy against Curculionidae and Tenebrionidae.
Chapter 7 1994
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Tenebrionidae {39} that favour underrock shelters; segments of Iuli, {40} bleached by the sun; shells of Pupae, {41} common among the stones; and, lastly, Snail-shells, selected from among the smallest.
The Life of the Spider Jean-Henri Fabre 1869
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Orthoptera, Homoptera, Tenebrionidae, Meloidae, Curculionidae, Scarabaeidae) that are well adapted to the arid desert steppe are closely associated with plants such as Caragana spp. and Artemisia spp. that dominate the basin.
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