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Inhibitory effects of plant latex on trehalase activity and trehalase gene expression in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

European Journal of Entomology, 2014
Plant latex contains proteins and other components that defend plants against herbivorous insects. We determined the inhibitory activity of methanolic extracts of latex obtained from three species of plant: mulberry, Morus alba; jackfruit, Artocarpus ...
Nujira TATUN, Boonguea VAJARASATHIRA, Jatuporn TUNGJITWITAYAKUL, Sho SAKURAI   +3 more
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Tenebrionidae

, 2016
A key to pupae of selected Tenebrionidae (including Bolitophagus corticola SAY) was constructed by Daggy (1946). This key can be useful with some minor reinterpretation, i.e. the introduction of characters of the B. reticulatus pupa: Original text: Prothorax without tubercles; lateral plates with several teeth (plate I, fig. 1; plate III, fig.
Wagner, Grzegorz K., Gosik, Rafał
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The collection of type specimens belonging to the subfamilies Alleculinae, Diaperinae and Lagriinae (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) in the Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona, Spain

Arxius de Miscel-lània Zoològica, 2018
Col·lecció d’exemplars tipus de les subfamílies Alleculinae, Diaperinae i Lagriinae (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) dipositats al Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona, Espanya S’ha organitzat, revisat i documentat la col·lecció d’espècimens tipus de les ...
A. Viñolas, B. Caballero-López, G. Masó   +2 more
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Comparative study of composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of two adult edible insects from Tenebrionidae family

BMC Chemistry, 2020
In the case of Tenebrionidae family insects, studies focus on larval stage, leaving a lack of information regarding other stages. Therefore, this study was performed in order to understand the differences between the nutritional composition and the ...
D. R. Flores, L. Casados, Sandra F. Velasco, A. C. Ramírez, Gilberto Velázquez   +4 more
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The colonization of the Puna and Atacama Biogeographic Province by sister clades of Psectrascelis (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae): Synchronous expansion without spatial overlap

Journal of Biogeography, 2021
We investigated the biogeographic pattern of the species‐rich genus Psectrascelis (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in the Central Andes and the Chilean Atacama Desert as an example for insect evolution in such a geologically and climatically highly dynamic ...
Álvaro Zúñiga‐Reinoso, B. Ritter, R. Predel   +2 more
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The collection of type specimens belonging to the subfamily Pimeliinae (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) in the Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona, Spain

Arxius de Miscel-lània Zoològica, 2017
The type collection of the subfamily Pimeliinae (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) deposited in the Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona, Spain, was organised, revised and documented.
A. Viñolas, B. Caballero-López, G. Masó   +2 more
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Asidini marroquíes VI. Descripción de tres nuevas especies pertenecientes al género Alphasida Escalera, 1905 y de una subespecie nueva del género Asida Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae)

Graellsia, 2012
Se describen cuatro taxones nuevos, pertenecientes a la fauna de Marruecos, que han sido estudiados en las colecciones de Tenebriónidos del Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales de Madrid (MNCN) y del Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (MNHN) de París ...
F. Pérez-Vera, J. M. Ávila
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Self-Selection of Agricultural By-Products and Food Ingredients by Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and Impact on Food Utilization and Nutrient Intake

Insects, 2020
Simple Summary Insects have been considered as an alternative to fishmeal in animal feed formulations. Current methods for mass producing them remain expensive and, although cost is not the current market driver for insect products, they remain off the ...
J. Morales-Ramos, M. Rojas, H. Kelstrup, V. Emery   +3 more
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A new species of darkling beetles of the genus Blaps Fabricius, 1775 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Turkmenistan and Iran [PDF]

Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2020
A new species of darkling beetles, Blaps ernesti sp. n., is described from the Southeast Caspian region (Turkmenistan, Iran). Allard was the first to describe this species in 1882, but he misidentified it as “Blaps variolaris Gemminger, 1870”, the junior
I.A. Chigray
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Effects of Habitat Loss on Tenebrionidae in Gravel–Sand Mulching Areas of Desert Steppe in Ningxia, China

Agronomy
The desert steppe in Ningxia is the largest natural steppe type in the region, characterized by a fragile ecological environment and low carrying capacity.
Ziyu Cao, Haixiang Zhang, Yonghong Luo, Changyu Xiong, Yifan Cui, Wei Sun, Ying Wang, Chun Shi, Liping Ban, Rong Zhang, Shuhua Wei   +10 more
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