| Red flour beetle | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Genus: | Tribolium |
| Species: | T. castaneum
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| Binomial name | |
| Tribolium castaneum (Herbst, 1797)
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| Synonyms | |
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The red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum) is a species of beetle in the family Tenebrionidae, the darkling beetles. The red flour beetle, and other closely related beetles like Gnatocerus cornutus, are a worldwide pest of stored products, particularly food grains, and a model organism for ethological and food safety[1] research.
- ^ Grünwald, S.; et al. (2013). "The Red Flour Beetle Tribolium castaneum as a Model to Monitor Food Safety and Functionality". Yellow Biotechnology I. Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology. Vol. 135. pp. 111–122. doi:10.1007/10_2013_212. ISBN 978-3-642-39862-9. PMID 23748350.