Tribolium castaneum (Herbst, 1797)

Colydium castaneum Herbst, 1797: 282 .

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Vanuatu. Espiritu Santo Isl., Luganville, CETRAV in Saraoutou, 23-28.X.2006, at light, leg. L. Soldati, 1 ♂ (MNHN).

DISTRIBUTION. — Tribolium castaneum is a cosmopolitan species and one of the most important stored product pests around the world. It is known to infest the following commodities: barley, bran, cacao, ginger, maize, millet, manioc, nutmeg, peanut, pepper, rice, sorghum, tapioca and yam (Delobel & Tran 1993). This species can also damage entomological collections.