Oryzaephilus mercator
TaxID: 1580121
Basic Information
Oryzaephilus mercator
Merchant Grain Beetle
Oryzaephilus mercator, the merchant grain beetle, is a small, flattened beetle about 2.5mm in length. It is a common, worldwide pest of grain and grain products as well as fruit, chocolate, drugs, and tobacco. The biology of O. mercator is nearly identical with Oryzaephilus surinamensis (the sawtooth grain beetle). It can be differentiated from O. surinamensis by its larger eyes and by the shape of the head, the area just behind the eyes of O. mercator is narrower than that of O. surinamensis, which has a more triangular shaped head. Unlike O. surinamensis, adults are capable of flight.
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Taxonomic Information
Metazoa
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Silvanidae
Oryzaephilus
mercator
unclassified
Species
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Arthropods
Photos (5 photos)
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 (6 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
Distribution (28 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Present | — |
| Austria | Present | — |
| Canada | Present | — |
| Switzerland | Present | — |
| Germany | Present | — |
| Denmark | Present | — |
| Egypt | Present | — |
| Spain | Present | — |
| Finland | Present | — |
| France | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (1 records)
Data source: NCBI.
| Run ID | Tissue | Developmental Stage | Sex | Read Count | Location | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRR13089460 | Whole body | - | - | 34671622 | China:Nanjing | |
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PRJNA679396 SRX9535382 SRP293318 insect Invertebrate sample from Oryzaephilus mercator blank Whole body {'tissue': 'Whole body', 'isolate': 'Whole body', 'geo_loc_name': 'China:Nanjing', 'biosamplemodel': 'Invertebrate', 'collection_date': '2020-01-01', 'isolation_source': 'adult'} |
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