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A total of 36 results were found at 10:39 on 19th April 2024 when searching for Tenebrionidae.

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  • Adelium brevicorne Blessig, 1861 
    Family: Tenebrionidae

    Synonym: Adelium neophyta Pascoe, 1869. Common names: false wireworm, Bronzed field beetle.

  • Adelium tenebroides Erichson, 1842 
    Family: Tenebrionidae

  • Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer, 1797) 
    Family: Tenebrionidae

    Synonym: Tenebrio diaperinus Panzer, 1797. Common name: Lesser mealworm.

  • Alphitobius laevigatus (Fabricius, 1781) 
    Family: Tenebrionidae

    Synonyms: Microphyes rufipes Macleay, 1872, Opatrum laevigatum Fabricius, 1781. Common name: Black fungus beetle.

  • Alphitophagus bifasciatus (Say, 1824) 
    Family: Tenebrionidae

    Synonyms: Alphitophagus quadripustulatus Stephens, 1832, Diaperis bifasciatus Say, 1924, Diaperis pictus Ménétriés, 1832, Phylethus populi Redtenbacher, 1849, Platydema lilliputanum Carter, 1937. Common names: waste grain beetle, Twobanded fungus beetle.

  • Coniontis parviceps Casey, 1890 
    Family: Tenebrionidae

    Common name: dark brown beetle.

  • Cynaeus angustus (Le Conte, 1852) 
    Family: Tenebrionidae

    Synonym: Platydema angustum LeConte, 1851. Common name: Large black flour beetle.

  • Gnatocerus cornutus (Fabricius, 1798) 
    Family: Tenebrionidae

    Common name: Broad horned four beetle.

  • Gonocephalum carpentariae (Blackburn, 1894) 
    Family: Tenebrionidae

    Synonym: Hopatrum carpentariae Blackburn, 1894. Common name: Northern false wireworm.

  • Gonocephalum elderi (Blackburn, 1892) 
    Family: Tenebrionidae

    Synonym: Hopatrum elderi Blackburn, 1892. Common name: Vegetable beetle.

  • Gonocephalum macleayi (Blackburn, 1907) 
    Family: Tenebrionidae

    Synonym: Hopatrum macleayi Blackburn, 1907. Common name: Southern false wireworm.

  • Gonocephalum mastersi (Macleay, 1872) 
    Family: Tenebrionidae

    Synonym: Hopatrum mastersi Macleay, 1872.

  • Gonocephalum misellum (Blackburn, 1907) 
    Family: Tenebrionidae

    Synonym: Hopatrum misellum Blackburn, 1907. Common name: Small salse wireworm.

  • Gonocephalum walkeri (Champion, 1894) 
    Family: Tenebrionidae

    Synonym: Opatrum walkeri Champion, 1894. Common name: false wireworm.

  • Isopteron aversum (Pascoe, 1869) 
    Family: Tenebrionidae

    Synonyms: Cestrinus aversus Pascoe, 1869, Cestrinus posticus Pascoe, 1869, Cestrinus punctatissimus Pascoe, 1869. Common name: false wireworm.

  • Lagria villosa (Fabricius, 1781) 
    Family: Tenebrionidae

    Common name: beetle.

  • Latheticus oryzae Waterhouse, 1880 
    Family: Tenebrionidae

    Common name: Longheaded flour beetle.

  • Leichenum canaliculatum (Fabricius, 1798) 
    Family: Tenebrionidae

    Synonyms: Endothina squamosa Carter, 1924, Leichenum argillaceum Motschulsky, 1863, Leichenum pulchellum Küster, 1849, Leichenum variegatum Küster, 1849, Lichenum foveistrium Marseul, 1876, Lichenum gebieni Reitter, 1906, Lichenum seriehispidum Marseul, 1876, Opatrum canaliculatum Fabricius, 1798,.... Common name: Madagascar beetle.

  • Lophocateres pusillus (Klug, 1832) 
    Family: Tenebrionidae

    Synonyms: Ostoma ivani Allibert, 1847, Peltis pusillus Klug, 1832. Common names: Siamese grain beetle, Nicaraguan grain beetle.

  • Metoponium abnorme 
    Family: Tenebrionidae

    Common name: black beetle.

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Prohibited organisms are declared pests by virtue of section 22(1), and may only be imported and kept subject to permits. Permit conditions applicable to some species may only be appropriate or available to research organisations or similarly secure institutions.

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Permitted organisms must satisfy any applicable import requirements when imported. They may be subject to an import permit if they are potential carriers of high-risk organisms.

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Declared pests must satisfy any applicable import requirements when imported, and may be subject to an import permit if they are potential carriers of high-risk organisms. They may also be subject to control and keeping requirements once within Western Australia.

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Regulation 73 permitted organisms may only be imported subject to an import permit. These organisms may be subject to restriction under legislation other than the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007. Permit conditions applicable to some species may only be appropriate or available to research organisations or similarly secure institutions.

Unlisted - s14

If you are considering importing an unlisted organism/s you will need to submit the name/s for assessment, as unlisted organisms are automatically prohibited entry into WA.

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Declared pests can be assigned to a C1, C2 or C3 control category under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Regulations 2013. Prohibited organisms can be assigned to a C1 or C2 control category, the control categories are:

C1 Exclusion

Organisms which should be excluded from part or all of Western Australia.

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Organisms which should be eradicated from part or all of Western Australia.

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Organisms that should have some form of management applied that will alleviate the harmful impact of the organism, reduce the numbers or distribution of the organism or prevent or contain the spread of the organism.

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Unassigned: Declared pests that are recognised as having a harmful impact under certain circumstances, where their subsequent control requirements are determined by a Plan or other legislative arrangements under the Act.

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The Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Regulations 2013 (BAM Regs) specify prohibited and restricted keeping categories for the purposes of regulating organisms declared under the BAM Act. In regards to the purposes for which they can be kept, and the entities that can keep them for that purpose. A keeping permit is the administrative tool used to assign specific conditions to the keeping of an organism.

Prohibited keeping

Can only be kept under a permit for public display and education purposes, and/or genuine scientific research, by entities approved by the state authority.

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Organisms which, relative to other species, have a low risk of becoming a problem for the environment, primary industry or public safety and can be kept under a permit by private individuals.

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No permit or conditions are required for keeping. There may be other requirements under BAMA such as those required for entry of livestock, pigeons and doves, or waybill requirements for stock movement. An organism in the exempt keeping category may also be regulated by other legislation such as the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 (WCA), administered by DPaW.

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