Tribolium confusum

TaxID: 7071

Basic Information

Tribolium confusum

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The confused flour beetle (Tribolium confusum), a type of darkling beetle known as a flour beetle, is a globally found, common pest insect known for attacking and infesting stored flour and grain. They are one of the most common and most destructive insect pests for grain and other food products stored in silos, warehouses, grocery stores, and homes. They engage in cannibalistic behaviors for population control and nutritional benefits. Tribolium confusum practices kin selection to improve individual fitness. Multiple chemicals have been used to manage their infestation, including pyrethrin and fungal insecticides. The "confused" in the beetle's name is due to it being confused with the red flour beetle, not because of its walking pattern.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Tenebrionidae

Tribolium

Tribolium confusum

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Photos (0 photos)

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Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

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

Country Status Year Added
Cambodia Quarantine pests —

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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No distribution records available.

Genomes (1 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Assembly Accession Assembly Level Genome Size(Mb) Contig N50(Kb) Scaffold N50(Kb) BUSCO% Downloads Actions
GCA_019155225.1 Chromosome 305 4094 27691 -

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR30833180 Insect body adult not determined 1 China:Heifei
SRR30833179 Insect body adult not determined 1 China:Heifei
SRR30833178 Insect body adult not determined 1 China:Heifei

DNA Barcodes (50 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
SPMIS395-22 - COI-5P 658 - - -
MASGI283-14 BOLD:AAF4851 COI-5P 658 Pakistan 2014-07-29 34.26, 71.3
MASGI282-14 BOLD:AAF4851 COI-5P 658 Pakistan 2014-07-29 34.26, 71.3
MASGI281-14 BOLD:AAF4851 COI-5P 658 Pakistan 2014-07-29 34.26, 71.3
MASGI280-14 BOLD:AAF4851 COI-5P 658 Pakistan 2014-07-29 34.26, 71.3
MASGI279-14 BOLD:AAF4851 COI-5P 658 Pakistan 2014-07-29 34.26, 71.3
GBMTG4161-16 - ND6 492 - - -
GBMTG4161-16 - ND5-0 1711 - - -
GBMTG4161-16 - ND4L 285 - - -
GBMTG4161-16 - ND4 1330 - - -
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