Английская Википедия:Flour beetle
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Paraphyletic group
Flour beetles are members of several darkling beetle genera including Tribolium and Tenebrio. They are pests of cereal silos and are widely used as laboratory animals, as they are easy to keep. The flour beetles consume wheat and other grains, are adapted to survive in very dry environments, and can withstand even higher amounts of radiation than cockroaches.[1] They are a major pest in the agricultural industry and are highly resistant to insecticides.Шаблон:Dubious
The larvae of T. molitor, when full-grown, are known as mealworms; small specimens and the larvae of the other species are called mini mealworms.
Female reproduction is distributed over their adult life-span which lasts about a year. Flour beetles also display pre-mating discrimination among potential mates. Female flour beetles, specifically of T. castaneum, can mate with different males and may choose more attractive males over the course of their adult life-span.[2]
Selected species
- Aphanotus brevicornis – North American flour beetle
- Tribolium castaneum – red flour beetle
- Tribolium confusum – confused flour beetle
- Tribolium destructor – destructive flour beetle
- Tenebrio molitor – yellow mealworm beetle
- Tenebrio obscurus – dark mealworm beetle
Research
In 2008, the Tribolium castaneum genome was sequenced by the Tribolium Genome Sequencing Consortium.[3]
See also
References
External links
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