Alphitobius diaperinus

TaxID: 27448

Basic Information

Alphitobius diaperinus

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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. It is known widely as a pest insect of stored food grain products such as flour, and of poultry-rearing facilities and it is a vector of many kinds of animal pathogens. In larval form, it is an approved novel food in the European Union, and also used as animal feed.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Tenebrionidae

Alphitobius

Alphitobius diaperinus

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Morphological Features

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Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

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Quarantine Status (3 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Cambodia Quarantine pests —
Guatemala Absent —
Iraq Quarantine pests —

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR23250481 Whole organism Adult - 28115235 France: Miniac-sous-Becherel
SRR23250480 Whole organism Adult - 27856230 France: Miniac-sous-Becherel
SRR23250479 Whole organism Adult - 26137153 France: Miniac-sous-Becherel

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Data source: BOLD.

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Literature