First records of the Oriental species Ulomoides dermestoides (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in Argentina

The occurrence in Argentina of the Oriental tenebrionid Ulomoides dermestoides (Fairmaire) is reported for the first time. The species was found attacking wheat bread and stored wheat grains (Triticum aestivum L.) in Buenos Aires province. It was also collected at houses in Misiones, Tucumán, Santa...

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Autores: Flores, Gustavo Ernesto, Padin, Susana Beatriz, Stetson, Roberto Enrique
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2002
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/177294
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/177294
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:TENEBRIONIDAE
ULOMOIDES DERMESTOIDES
DISTRIBUCIÓN
ARGENTINA
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
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Sumario:The occurrence in Argentina of the Oriental tenebrionid Ulomoides dermestoides (Fairmaire) is reported for the first time. The species was found attacking wheat bread and stored wheat grains (Triticum aestivum L.) in Buenos Aires province. It was also collected at houses in Misiones, Tucumán, Santa Fé, Córdoba, San Luis, and Río Negro provinces, where people rear it to be used as Oriental medicine for treatment of cancer.