title: Alphitobius
text: # Alphitobius
  
  Alphitobius is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. There are about 18 described species in Alphitobius.
  
  ## Species
  
  These 18 species belong to the genus Alphitobius:
  
  * Alphitobius acutangulus Gebien, 1921
  * Alphitobius arnoldi
  * Alphitobius capitaneus Schawaller & Grimm, 2014
  * Alphitobius crenatus (Klug, 1833)
  * Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer, 1797) (lesser mealworm)
  * Alphitobius grandis Fairmaire, 1897
  * Alphitobius hobohmi Koch, 1953
  * Alphitobius karrooensis Koch, 1953
  * Alphitobius kochi Ardoin, 1958
  * Alphitobius laevigatus (Fabricius, 1781) (black fungus beetle)
  * Alphitobius lamottei Ardoin, 1963
  * Alphitobius leleupi Koch, 1953
  * Alphitobius limbalis Fairmaire, 1901
  * Alphitobius lucasorum Bremer, 1985
  * Alphitobius niger Ferrer, 1983
  * Alphitobius parallelipennis Koch, 1953
  * Alphitobius rugosulus Koch, 1953
  * Alphitobius viator Mulsant & Godart, 1868
  