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Cryptolestes pusillus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Laemophloeidae
Genus: Cryptolestes
Species: C. pusillus
Binomial name
Cryptolestes pusillus
(Schönherr, 1817)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolestes minutus (Olivier, 1791)
  • Cucujus minutus Olivier,1791
  • Cryptolestes crassicornis (Waltl, 1839)
  • Laemophloeus crassicornis Waltl, 1839
  • Cryptolestes longicornis (Mannerheim, 1843)
  • Laemophloeus longicornis Mannerheim, 1843
  • Cryptolestes brevis (Fairmaire, 1850)
  • Laemophloeus brevis Fairmaire, 1850
  • Cryptolestes parallelus (Smith, 1851)
  • Laemophloeus parallelus Smith, 1851
  • Cryptolestes puberulus (LeConte, 1854)
  • Laemophloeus puberulus LeConte, 1854
  • Cryptolestes pauper (Sharp, 1899)
  • Laemophloeus pauper Sharp, 1899
  • Cryptolestes testaceus (Stephens, 1831)
  • Cucujus testaceus Stephens, 1831

Cryptolestes pusillus is a species of lined flat bark beetle native to Europe. It is also known as the flat grain beetle. It feeds on grain products, and is considered a pest in Canada.

References

  1. 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
  2. "Cryptolestes pusillus (Schoenherr, 1817)". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  3. Norman H. Joy, , 1932 A Practical Handbook of British Beetles
  4. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Cryptolestes pusillus
Cucujus pusillus


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