Tillus Notatus
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''Tilloidea notata'', is a species of
checkered beetle Cleridae are a family of beetles of the superfamily Cleroidea. They are commonly known as checkered beetles. The family Cleridae has a worldwide distribution, and a variety of habitats and feeding preferences. Cleridae have many niches and feed ...
found in India, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Philippines, China, Japan.


Biology

Adult female lays about 90 to 400 eggs in egg masses. Life span of the adult ranges from 21 to 62 days. It is a predator of '' Phloeosinus aubei'', ''
Dinoderus minutus ''Dinoderus minutus'', the Bamboo borer, is a species of wood-boring beetle. In tropical regions (and perhaps others), it is one of the main pests of bamboo, attracted by the internal starch Starch or amylum is a polymeric carbohydrate consi ...
'', ''Dinoderus ocellaris'', ''
Lasioderma serricorne ''Lasioderma serricorne'', commonly known as the cigarette beetle, cigar beetle, or tobacco beetle, is an insect very similar in appearance to the drugstore beetle (''Stegobium paniceum'') and the common furniture beetle (''Anobium punctatum''). A ...
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Rhyzopertha dominica ''Rhyzopertha'' is a monotypic genus of beetles in the family Bostrichidae, the false powderpost beetles. The sole species, ''Rhyzopertha dominica'', is known commonly as the lesser grain borer, American wheat weevil, Australian wheat weevil, an ...
'', ''
Sitophilus zeamais ''Sitophilus'' is a genus of weevils in the tribe Litosomini. Some species are familiar as pests of stored grain, nut, or seed. Notable pest species include the rice weevil (''S. oryzae''), wheat weevil (''S. granarius''), and maize weevil (''S. ...
'', and ''
Stegobium paniceum The drugstore beetle (''Stegobium paniceum''), also known as the bread beetle, biscuit beetle, and misnamed as the biscuit weevil (despite not being a true weevil), is a tiny, brown beetle that can be found infesting a wide variety of dried pla ...
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References

Cleridae Insects of Sri Lanka Beetles described in 1842 {{Cleridae-stub