lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus  (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) - 5310073

lesser mealworm
Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer, 1797)

Descriptor: Adult(s)
Description: Adult body length c. 5.8-6.3mm; color black to brownish-black; body shape broadly-oval, moderately convex and shiny in appearance. Pronotum sides feebly curved and narrowly margined. Elytra with impressed striae and finely punctured; Australia: Victoria: swarming in poultry shed in Berwick, Sept 1964 det. Duffy 1965.
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Image location: Museum Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, Australia

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