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Zophobas

Synonyms: Macrozophobas; Pythonissus; Zaphobas; Zophabas

Wikipedia Abstract

Zophobas is a genus of beetles in the family Tenebrionidae, the darkling beetles. In Cuba beetles of this genus are known as blind click-beetles. Perhaps the best known species is Zophobas morio, a beetle whose larvae are robust mealworms sold as food for pets such as lizards. The larvae are known commonly as "superworms". They can also be used to feed fish such as tilapia in commercial aquaculture, in the form of meal. Species include: \n* Zophobas atratus \n* Zophobas batavorum \n* Zophobas laticollis \n* Zophobas morio \n* Zophobas rugipes
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Species

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0