Cryptolestes pusillus
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Laemophloeidae |
| Genus: | Cryptolestes |
| Species: | C. pusillus |
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| Cryptolestes pusillus | |
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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]
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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.