Oryzaephilus mercator (Fauvel, 1889)

Thomas, Michael C. & Ghahari, Hassan, 2016, Checklists of Cucujidae, Laemophloeidae, and Silvanidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) from Iran, Insecta Mundi 2016 (498), pp. 1-12 : 8

Oryzaephilus mercator (Fauvel, 1889) Fig. 11

Synonymy. Silvanus mercator Fauvel, 1889: 132 ; Silvanus gossypii Chittenden, 1897: 13 .

Distribution in Iran. Generally distributed ( Modarres Awal 1997).

General distribution. Worldwide in stored products.

Hosts. Dried apricot, raisin, date-palm, other storage products, in granary ( Modarres Awal 1997; Bagheri- Zenouz 2010), rice ( Bagheri-Zenouz 2010; Khoobdel et al. 2011).

Figures

Figures 8–12. Species of Iranian Cucujoidea. 8) Psammoecus bipunctatus. 9) Ahasverus advena. 10) Nausibius clavicornis. 11) Oryzaephilus mercator. 12) Silvanus unidentatus.