Tribolium audax
Halstead, 1969
American Black Flour Beetle
Tribolium audax, commonly known as the American Black , is a of darkling beetle in the Tenebrionidae. It belongs to the Tribolium, which contains several economically significant stored product pests. The species was described by Halstead in 1969. Distribution records indicate presence in multiple Canadian provinces including Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Tribolium audax: /traɪˈboʊliəm ˈɔːdæks/
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Distribution
Recorded from five Canadian provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec.
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Taxonomic Note
The specific epithet 'audax' is shared with other , including the buprestid Agrilus audax Horn, 1891, which is an unrelated species in a different (Buprestidae). The two species should not be confused despite the identical .
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
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