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 documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2002
País:Argentina
Recursos:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositório:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/177294
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/177294
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:TENEBRIONIDAE
ULOMOIDES DERMESTOIDES
DISTRIBUCIÓN
ARGENTINA
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
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Resumo: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.