関: Tribolium castaneum

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flour beetles (同)genus Tribolium

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Flour beetles are members of the darkling beetle genera Tribolium or Tenebrio. They are pests of cereal silos and are widely used as laboratory animals, as they are easy to keep. The flour beetles consume wheat and other grains, are adapted to survive in very dry environments, and can withstand even higher amounts of radiation than cockroaches.^[1] They are a major pest in the agricultural industry and are highly resistant to insecticides.

The larvae of T. molitor, when full-grown, are known as mealworms; small specimens and the larvae of the other species are called mini mealworms.

Selected species[edit]

Tribolium castaneum – red flour beetle
Tribolium confusum – confused flour beetle
Tribolium destructor – destructive flour beetle
Tenebrio molitor – mealworm beetle
Tenebrio obscurus - mini mealworm

Larvae are less than a millimetre in length, and are also found in agricultural industries.

Tribolium castaneum

Research[edit]

In 2008, the Tribolium castaneum genome was sequenced by the Tribolium Genome Sequencing Consortium. The results were published in Nature Magazine.^[2]

An experiment carried out by MythBusters revealed they are able to survive 1000 gray (100,000 rad), 100 times the immediate lethal dose of radiation for humans, in 10% of the cases.

External links[edit]

Beetlebase genome information

References[edit]

^ [1] Tuncbilek, A.S., Ayvaz, A., Ozturk, F. and Kaplan, B. Gamma radiation sensitivity of larvae and adults of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum Herbst, J. Pest Science, 76(5), 129–132, 2003.
^ [2] The genome of the model beetle and pest Tribolium castaneum, Nature, 452, 949-955, 2008.

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English Journal

Gender- and stressor-specific microRNA expression in Tribolium castaneum.

Freitak D, Knorr E, Vogel H, Vilcinskas A.SourceInstitute for Phytopathology and Applied Entomology, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, , Heinrich Buff Ring 26-32, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
Biology letters.Biol Lett.2012 Oct 23;8(5):860-3. Epub 2012 May 23.
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs mediating post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes. Addressing their role in regulation of physiological adaptations to environmental stress in insects, we selected the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum as a model. Beetles were
PMID 22628099

Egfr signaling regulates distal as well as medial fate in the embryonic leg of Tribolium castaneum.

Grossmann D, Prpic NM.SourceGeorg-August-Universität Göttingen, Johann-Friedrich-Blumenbach-Institut für Zoologie und Anthropologie, Abteilung für Entwicklungsbiologie, GZMB Ernst-Caspari-Haus, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Developmental biology.Dev Biol.2012 Oct 15;370(2):264-72. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2012.08.005. Epub 2012 Aug 18.
The evolution of a mechanism to generate a proximal-distal axis perpendicular to the anterior-posterior body axis was a key event in arthropod evolution and facilitated the formation of multi-functional limbs. The study of proximodistal limb patterning in extant arthropods can provide insight into t
PMID 22921411

Japanese Journal

Chitin synthase 1 gene is crucial to antifungal host defense of the model beetle, Tribolium castaneum

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 143, 26-34, 2017-02
NAID 120006305564

Bioactivities and Chemical Constituents of Essential Oil Extracted from <i>Artemisia anethoides</i> Against Two Stored Product Insects

Journal of Oleo Science 66(1), 71-76, 2017
NAID 130005180988

Reproductive interference in laboratory experiments of interspecific competition (SPECIAL FEATURE : Reproductive interference : ecological and evolutionary consequences of interspecific promiscuity)

Population Ecology 57(2), 283-292, 2015-04
NAID 40020539797

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Flour beetles
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Tenebrionidae (partim)
Genera
	Tenebrio; Tribolium