Cryptamorpha desjardinsii

Cryptamorpha desjardinsii, known generally as the Desjardin's beetle or Desjardin's flat beetle, is a species of silvanid flat bark beetle in the family Silvanidae. It is found in the Caribbean, North America, Oceania, Europe, and New Zealand.[1][2][3] It varies in size from 3.4 to 4.4 millimetres.[3]

Cryptamorpha desjardinsii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Silvanidae
Tribe: Telephanini
Genus: Cryptamorpha
Species:
C. desjardinsii
Binomial name
Cryptamorpha desjardinsii
(Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cryptamorpha hubbardi (Casey, 1884)
  • Cryptamorpha musae Wollaston, 1854
  • Cryptamorpha signatus (LeConte, 1860)
  • Psammoecus desjardinsii Guérin-Méneville, 1844
  • Psammoecus hubbardi Casey, 1884
  • Pseudophanus signatus LeConte, 1860

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cryptamorpha desjardinsii Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Cryptamorpha desjardinsii". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

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Cryptamorpha desjardinsii by John Obadiah Westwood