This insect was isolated from an infested Almond fruit with Anarsia lineatella.
It looks like a larva of Dermestidae (possibly Dermestes ?). There are several Dermestidae that are typically found in a range of vegetable stuff (i.e. hulls of almonds).
It looks like a larva of Dermestidae (possibly Dermestes ?). There are several Dermestidae that are typically found in a range of vegetable stuff (i.e. hulls of almonds).
It is definitely Dermestidae but does not look like Dermestes because all larvae from that genus have distinct and more or less erect urogomphi on the peultimate visible segment of the abdomen. There are several other genera with similar elongate larvae and long trailing terminal setae. This one looks rather like Trogoderma or Attagenus.
Regards, Ian
This specimen belongs to Dermestidae... In almonds can find more often Trogoderma granarium ... but it can another species..
Hanna, ask Jiří Háva. He is also on RG and he is true expert on this family worldwide.
It looks Trogoderma spp., but some related genera resembles in appearance. Orphinus sp. rather resembles.
Possibly it is Dermestes sp. larvae but no resemblance to Trogoderma.
I am rather late to this party. The larva looks very much like a species of Globicornis (Dermestidae). I have a population of them growing in my lab. If that's correct I am not sure why it is on almonds. I am rearing them on blood/bone meal plus dead insects.
Jirí is absolutely right, the larva belongs to the genus Attagenus. Besides, it doesn't feed on almonds directly, only on material of animal origin, most likely on parts of dead arthropods in this case.
Hi Hanna,
Maybe this will help. The darker, torpedo-shaped larva without caudal tufts is Attagenus rufiventris. The paler larva with more rounded sides and caudal tufts is Globicornis bifasciata.
Graham
My monitor and graphic card are pretty old equipment, therefore I had not detected tufts of hastisetae on the first photo. If there are any indeed, then it is not an Attagenus but belongs at least to the subfamily Megatominae.
Sorry in that case...
Maybe, although as Andreas said, they would most likely only feed on dead arthropods. Since the almond fruit was infested with Anarsia, any dead, dry adults and larvae would be a suitable food source.
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