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]
Quick facts Scientific classification, Binomial name ...
| Cryptolestes pusillus |
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Scientific classification  |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
| Clade: |
Pancrustacea |
| Class: |
Insecta |
| Order: |
Coleoptera |
| Suborder: |
Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: |
Cucujiformia |
| Family: |
Laemophloeidae |
| Genus: |
Cryptolestes |
| Species: |
C. pusillus |
| Binomial name |
Cryptolestes pusillus
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| 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
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