Tribolium castaneum

Tribolium castaneum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tenebrionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Superfamilia: Tenebrionoidea

Familia: Tenebrionidae
Subfamilia: Tenebrioninae
Tribus: Triboliini
Genus: Tribolium
Species: Tribolium castaneum

Name

Tribolium castaneum (Herbst, 1797)

Synonyms

• Colydium castaneum Herbst, 1797 (protonym)

References

Primary references

• Fabricius, J.C. 1775. Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. Libraria Kortii, Flensburgi et Lipsiae. xvi+ 832 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.36510. BHL. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Angelini & Jockusch, 2008. Relationships among pest flour beetles of the genus Tribolium (Tenebrionidae) inferred from multiple molecular markers. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46(1): 127–141. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2007.08.017 Reference page. 
• Bousquet, Y. 1990. Beetles associated with stored products in Canada: An identification guide. Biosystematics Research Centre. Ottawa, Ontario. ISBN 0-660-13266-4 Publication . Reference page. 
• Bousquet, Y., Thomas, D.B., Bouchard, P., Smith, A.D., Aalbu, R.L., Johnston, M.A. & Steiner Jr., W.E. 2018. Catalogue of Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) of North America. ZooKeys 728: 1–455. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.728.20602, PMC: 5799738 PMID: 29416389 Reference page. 
• Good, N.E. 1936. The flour beetles of the genus Tribolium. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) technical bulletin. 498: 1–61. DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.164672 Reference page. 
• Hinton, H.E. 1948. A synopsis of the genus Tribolium Macleay, with some remarks on the evolution of its species-groups (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research 39(1): 13–55. DOI: 10.1017/S0007485300024287 Reference page. .
• Kuschel, G. 1990. Beetles in a suburban environment: A New Zealand case study. The identity and status of Coleoptera in the natural and modified habitats of Lynfield, Auckland (1974–1989). DSIR Plant Protection report, 3. 119 pp. ISBN 0-477-02596-X PDF. Reference page. 
• Watt, J.C. 1992. Tenebrionidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): catalogue of types and keys to taxa. Fauna of New Zealand, 26. 70 pp. ISBN 0-477-02639-7. Online. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Malkopkewer
čeština: potemník hnědý
dansk: Rødbrun rismelbille
Deutsch: Rotbrauner Reismehlkäfer
English: Red flour beetle
suomi: vakkakuoriainen
日本語: コクヌストモドキ
한국어: 거짓쌀도둑거저리
lietuvių: Mažasis buožiaūsis milčius
മലയാളം: മാവുവണ്ട്
Nederlands: Kastanjebruine rijstmeelkever
norsk: Kastanjebrun melbille
polski: trojszyk gryzący
русский: Малый булавоусый хрущак
ไทย: มอดแป้ง
中文: 赤擬穀盜

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