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Alphitobius diaperinus is a species of beetle in the family Tenebrionidae, the darkling beetles. It is known commonly as the lesser mealworm and the litter beetle . It has a cosmopolitan distribution , occurring nearly worldwide.
Alphitobius is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. ... Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer, 1797) (lesser mealworm) Alphitobius grandis Fairmaire, 1897;
Description: Family: Tenebrionidae Size: 6.0 mm (5.5 to 6.0 mm) Origin: Tropical species with cosmopolitan distribution Ecology: common pest, is found in spoiled goods, consumes a wide variety of materials, for example feeds on the eggs and larvae of other insects Location: Germany, Bavaria, Upper Franconia, Kulmbach, in a pigsty, light trap leg.det. U.Schmidt, 4.VIII.1983
Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer, 1796) Alphitobius laevigatus (Fabricius, 1781) Tribolium castaneum (Herbst, 1797) Tribolium confusum Jacquelin du Val, 1863; Tribolium destructor Uyttenboogaart, 1934; Latheticus oryzae C. O. Waterhouse, 1880; Palorus ratzeburgii (Wissmann, 1848) Palorus subdepressus (Wollaston, 1864) Uloma culinaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer, 1797) Blaps lethifera Marsham, 1802; Blaps mucronata Latreille, 1804; Melanimon tibialis (Fabricius, 1781) Nalassus laevioctostriatus (Goeze, 1777) Opatrum sabulosum (Linnaeus, 1761) Palorus ratzeburgi (Wissmann, 1848) Palorus subdepressus (Wollaston, 1864) Phylan gibbus (Fabricius, 1775) Tenebrio molitor ...
Alphitobius diaperinus in larval state as feed or food; Alphitobius laevigatus in larval state as feed This page was last edited on 9 January 2023, at 15:39 (UTC). ...
M. alphitobii — lesser mealworm (Alphitobius diaperinus) M. dispora — Indianmeal moth (Plodia interpunctella) M. geminata — fire ant (Solenopsis geminata) M. grandis — boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis) M. orchopiae — flea (Orchopeas wickhami) M. oryzaephili — sawtoothed grain beetle (Oryzaephilus surinamensis)
Alphitobius diaperinus, lesser mealworm [15] Many tenebrionids are pests of cereal and flour silos and other storage facilities, including T. castaneum, other Tribolium species such as Tribolium confusum and Tribolium destructor, and Gnatocerus cornutus