Detailed Record for Pimelia canariensis

Common Name: Darkling beetle

Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Hexapoda / Class Insecta / Sub Class Pterygota / Order Coleoptera / Family Tenebrionidae / Genus Pimelia

C-value (pg): 0.49

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Sperm

Standard Species: Tribolium castaneum = 0.21pg

References:
Palmer, M., E. Petitpierre, and J. Pons (2003). Test of the correlation between body size and DNA content in Pimelia (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from the Canary Islands. European Journal of Entomology 100: 123-129.

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