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Oryzaephilus surinamensis, the sawtoothed grain beetle, [1] is a beetle in the superfamily Cucujoidea. [2] It is a common, worldwide pest of grain and grain products as well as chocolate, drugs, and tobacco. [2] The species' binomial name, meaning "rice-lover from Suriname," was coined by Carl Linnaeus, who received specimens of the beetle from ...
Oryzaephilus is a genus of beetles in the family Silvanidae, containing 16 species: [1] Oryzaephilus abeillei Guillebeau; ... Oryzaephilus surinamensis Linnaeus ...
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Silvanidae, "silvan flat bark beetles", is a family of beetles in the superfamily Cucujoidea, [1] [2] consisting of 68 described genera and about 500 described species. [3] The family is represented on all continents except Antarctica, and is most diverse at both the generic and species levels in the Old World tropics.
Upon paralyzing a host (a beetle larva or pupa) the female typically lays 2 eggs (one female and one male) onto the host's body. When 2 larvae develop on the same host they develop on average in 2/3 the time required for a solitary larva to develop. The life cycle is completed in ~20 days at room temperature on Oryzaephilus surinamensis ...
Silvaninae is a subfamily of silvanid flat bark beetles in the family Silvanidae. There are about 11 genera and at least 30 described species in Silvaninae. There are about 11 genera and at least 30 described species in Silvaninae.
2.2.45 Family Silvanidae (silvan flat bark beetles) 2.3 Infraorder Elateriformia. ... Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Linnaeus, 1758) Infraorder Elateriformia
Oryzaephilus mercator, the merchant grain beetle, is a small, flattened beetle about 2.5mm in length. [1] It is a common, worldwide pest of grain and grain products as well as fruit, chocolate, drugs, and tobacco. [1] The biology of O. mercator is nearly identical with Oryzaephilus surinamensis (the sawtooth grain beetle). [1]