Name - Zophobas atratus

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:253875 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Zophobas atratus (Fabricius 1775)

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Recent Publications

• Reduced fitness in losers of leg-biting male combat compared to uncontested males in Zophobas atratus.
• Development of optimized artificial diets for enhanced growth of Zophobas atratus larvae.
• Differences in ingestion and biodegradation of the melamine formaldehyde plastic by yellow mealworms Tenebrio molitor and superworms Zophobas atratus, and the prediction of functional gut microbes.
• Optimal inoculation density of Dastarcus longulus (Coleoptera: Bothrideridae) larvae for rearing on pupae of Zophobas atratus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae).
• Biodegradation of polystyrene microplastics by superworms (larve of Zophobas atratus): Gut microbiota transition, and putative metabolic ways.

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