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...
for captive reptiles; it contains less chitin than Tenebrio molitor. Alphitobius diaperinus, lesser mealworm Many tenebrionids are pests of cereal and...
production: Mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) as larvae Lesser mealworms (Alphitobius diaperinus) as larvae, mostly marketed under the term buffalo worms....
Buffalo worm as a trade name may refer to: Alphitobius diaperinus in larval state as feed or food Alphitobius laevigatus in larval state as feed This disambiguation...
their hosts. These include Acarophenax mahunkai for the lesser mealworm (Alphitobius diaperinus), and Acarophenax lacunatus for red flour beetle (Tribolium...
percentage of body water loss than smaller insects. The female beetle Alphitobius diaperinus, for example, is larger than its male counterpart and can...
respectively. Buffaloworms, also called lesser mealworms, is the common name of Alphitobius diaperinus. Its larvae superficially resemble small wireworms or true...
genera in Alphitobiini. These genera belong to the tribe Alphitobiini: Alphitobius Stephens, 1829 (North America, the Palearctic, Indomalaya, and Oceania)...
type species is Mattesia geminata. M. alphitobii — lesser mealworm (Alphitobius diaperinus) M. dispora — Indianmeal moth (Plodia interpunctella) M. geminata...
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