tenebrionidn.adj.
/tɪˌnɛbrɪˈɒnɪd/ A dark-coloured beetle of the family Tenebrionidæ, which is widely distributed, esp. in dry regions. Also as adj., of or designating a beetle of this kind. Cf. mealworm n.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Heteromera > family Tenebrionidae > member of
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1921 C. A. Ealand Insect Life vi. 204 One of the commonest of our sand-loving Tenebrionids is Heliopathes gibbus.
1925 A. D. Imms Gen. Textbk. Entomol. iii. 498 For a bibliography of Tenebrionid larvae vide Graveley.
1942 C. Barrett On Wallaby v. 96 Many kinds of Desert beetles are black, notably the large and active Tenebrionids.
1966 C. Sweeney Scurrying Bush iv. 52 Our search disclosed a number of tenebrionid and carabid beetles, the former feeding on the dung, the latter carnivorous.
1979 Jrnl. Arid Environments 2 265 Such an aposematic function is admirably demonstrated..in a Müllerian complex of American desert tenebrionids.
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