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The yellow mealworm beetle prefers a warmer climate and higher humidity. [1] Male mealworms release a sex pheromone to attract females to mate. [2] Tenebrio molitor has been used in biomedical research. Mealworms can be a dietary source for animals and humans. [3] They are also considered pests, especially to food storage.
Zophobas atratus is a species of darkling beetle, whose larvae are known by the common name superworm, kingworm, barley worm, morio worm or simply Zophobas.Superworms are common in the reptile pet industry as food, along with giant mealworms (Tenebrio molitor larvae treated with juvenile hormone [citation needed]).
Tenebrio is the Latin generic name that Carl Linnaeus assigned to some flour beetles in his 10th edition of Systema Naturae 1758–59. [1] The name means "lover of darkness"; [2] the English language term 'darkling' means "characterised by darkness or obscurity"; [3] see also English 'tenebrous', figuratively "obscure, gloomy." [4]
Tenebrio obscurus, or the dark mealworm beetle, is a species of darkling beetle [1] [2] [3] whose larvae are known as mini mealworms. These insects should not be confused with younger mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) [4] or with the confused flour beetle (Tribolium confusum). [5] Tenebrio obscurus larvae resemble very small mealworms. Larvae are ...
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The eggs are narrow, whitish or tan, and about 1.5 mm long. The larvae somewhat resemble other mealworms, such as the common mealworm (Tenebrio molitor), but are smaller, measuring up to 11 mm long at the final subadult stage. They are tapering and segmented, with three pairs of legs toward the front end, and whitish when newly emerged from the ...
Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus, 1758 – yellow mealworm; Tenebrio obscurus Fabricius, 1792 – dark mealworm; Tenebrio opacus Duftschmid, 1812; Tenebrio patrizii Gridelli, 1958; Tenebrio punctipennis Seidlitz, 1896; Tenebrio zairensis Ferrer, 1998; Four species are known from fossils found in Germany and Canada: [1] [5]
Alobates pennsylvanica is a species of beetle in the genus Alobates whose common name is false mealworm beetle. The species is black, has a pronotum that is nearly square, and has at least five rows of fine punctures on each elytron. False mealworm beetles live beneath bark and logs and are found throughout the United States.