Cryptolestes pusillus is a species of lined flat bark beetle native to Europe.[2][3] It is also known as the flat grain beetle. It feeds on grain products, and is considered a pest in Canada. [4]
Cryptolestes pusillus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Laemophloeidae |
Genus: | Cryptolestes |
Species: | C. pusillus
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Binomial name | |
Cryptolestes pusillus | |
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References
edit- ^ Schönherr, C.J. 1817. Synonymia insectorum, oder: Versuch einer Synonymie aller bisher bekannten Insecten; nach Fabricii Systema eleutheratorum etc. geordnet. Uppsala, E. Bruzelius. 1(3): 507
- ^ "Cryptolestes pusillus (Schoenherr, 1817)". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ Norman H. Joy, , 1932 A Practical Handbook of British Beetles
- ^ Government of Canada, Canadian Grain Commission (2013-08-30). "Flat grain beetle - Cryptolestes pusillus (Schönherr) - Primary insect pest". www.grainscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-12-04.