Distribution of darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) in Malaysia

The Indo-Malayan region has Stenochiinae, Alleculinae, Amarygmini and Ulomini as the largest number of higher groups belonging to Tenebrionidae family. Since last few years, the forests of Southeast Asia especially Malaysia have changed dramatically as a result of logging and development that caused...

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Main Authors: H., Darya, Adam, Nur Azura, Lau, Wei Hong, R. H., Izfa, Maa, Ali, Ahmed, Agha M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AkiNik Publications 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55548/1/Distribution%20of%20darkling%20beetles%20%28Tenebrionidae%29%20in%20Malaysia.pdf
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author H., Darya
Adam, Nur Azura
Lau, Wei Hong
R. H., Izfa
Maa, Ali
Ahmed, Agha M.
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Adam, Nur Azura
Lau, Wei Hong
R. H., Izfa
Maa, Ali
Ahmed, Agha M.
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description The Indo-Malayan region has Stenochiinae, Alleculinae, Amarygmini and Ulomini as the largest number of higher groups belonging to Tenebrionidae family. Since last few years, the forests of Southeast Asia especially Malaysia have changed dramatically as a result of logging and development that caused some changes in the wildlife more particularly insects. The distribution of insect species is widely existed in Malaysia and causing economic damage to the number of plants and agricultural crops. Therefore, this study was conducted on the distribution status of three subfamilies (Stinochiinae, Tenebrioninae and Diaperinae) of family Tenebrionidae especially considering darkling beetles in Malaysia as it has significant impact worldwide. All the insects were collected through different methods to observe their distribution and seasonal abundance. These traps were monitored monthly and a total number of Tenebrionids were calculated from all study sites. A total number of 120 beetles were collected represented 30 species and 17 genera. However, the most abundant genera were Tribolium and Promethis and some species rarely found in the area. The collected information regarding distribution of Tenebrionid will be helpful in future to manage their population below economic damage.
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spelling upm.eprints-555482017-08-14T10:43:21Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55548/ Distribution of darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) in Malaysia H., Darya Adam, Nur Azura Lau, Wei Hong R. H., Izfa Maa, Ali Ahmed, Agha M. The Indo-Malayan region has Stenochiinae, Alleculinae, Amarygmini and Ulomini as the largest number of higher groups belonging to Tenebrionidae family. Since last few years, the forests of Southeast Asia especially Malaysia have changed dramatically as a result of logging and development that caused some changes in the wildlife more particularly insects. The distribution of insect species is widely existed in Malaysia and causing economic damage to the number of plants and agricultural crops. Therefore, this study was conducted on the distribution status of three subfamilies (Stinochiinae, Tenebrioninae and Diaperinae) of family Tenebrionidae especially considering darkling beetles in Malaysia as it has significant impact worldwide. All the insects were collected through different methods to observe their distribution and seasonal abundance. These traps were monitored monthly and a total number of Tenebrionids were calculated from all study sites. A total number of 120 beetles were collected represented 30 species and 17 genera. However, the most abundant genera were Tribolium and Promethis and some species rarely found in the area. The collected information regarding distribution of Tenebrionid will be helpful in future to manage their population below economic damage. AkiNik Publications 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55548/1/Distribution%20of%20darkling%20beetles%20%28Tenebrionidae%29%20in%20Malaysia.pdf H., Darya and Adam, Nur Azura and Lau, Wei Hong and R. H., Izfa and Maa, Ali and Ahmed, Agha M. (2016) Distribution of darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) in Malaysia. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 4 (5). pp. 1113-1117. ISSN 2349-6800; ESSN: 2320-7078 http://www.entomoljournal.com/archives/?year=2016&vol=4&issue=5&part=O&ArticleId=1312
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Adam, Nur Azura
Lau, Wei Hong
R. H., Izfa
Maa, Ali
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Distribution of darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) in Malaysia
title Distribution of darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) in Malaysia
title_full Distribution of darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) in Malaysia
title_fullStr Distribution of darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Distribution of darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) in Malaysia
title_short Distribution of darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) in Malaysia
title_sort distribution of darkling beetles tenebrionidae in malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55548/1/Distribution%20of%20darkling%20beetles%20%28Tenebrionidae%29%20in%20Malaysia.pdf
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