Cryptolestes

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Cryptolestes
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Cryptolestes klapperichi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Euarthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Laemophloeidae
Genus:Cryptolestes
Ganglbauer, 1899

Cryptolestes is a genus of beetles in the family Laemophloeidae. Several species are known as economically important pests of stored products, especially food grains. The four most notorious species are Cryptolestes ferrugineus , Cryptolestes pusilloides , Cryptolestes pusillus , and Cryptolestes turcicus . [1] C. capensis, C. klapperichi, and C. ugandae are less widespread pests. [1] Species in this genus can be hard to distinguish from one another, and definitive identification often requires close examination of the genitalia. [2]

A genus is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus.

Beetle order of insects

Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently. The largest of all families, the Curculionidae (weevils) with some 70,000 member species, belongs to this order. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops.

Laemophloeidae family of insects

Laemophloeidae, "lined flat bark beetles," is a family in the superfamily Cucujoidea characterized by predominantly dorso-ventrally compressed bodies, head and pronotal discs bordered by ridges or grooves, and inverted male genitalia. Size range of adults is 1–5 mm (0.04–0.2 in) in length. Currently, it contains 40 genera and about 450 species, and is represented on all continents except Antarctica; species richness is greatest in the tropics.

Species include: [3]

Cryptolestes turcicus Cryptolestes turcicus.jpg
Cryptolestes turcicus
Cryptolestes uncicornis Cryptolestes uncicornis.jpg
Cryptolestes uncicornis
Cryptolestes ferrugineus Cryptolestes ferrugineus1.jpg
Cryptolestes ferrugineus
<i>Cryptolestes ferrugineus</i> species of insect

Cryptolestes ferrugineus is a species of lined flat bark beetle native to Europe.

Cryptolestes punctatus is a species of lined flat bark beetle in the family Laemophloeidae. It is found in North America.

<i>Cryptolestes pusillus</i> species of insect

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.

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Cryptophagidae family of insects

Cryptophagidae is a family of beetles with representatives found in all ecozones. Members of this family are commonly called silken fungus beetles and both adults and larvae appear to feed exclusively on fungi although in a wide variety of habitats and situations, such as rotting wood and shed animal fur and feathers. These beetles vary from about 1 to 11 millimeters long, and usually have an oval body shape with a slight "waist".

Silvanidae family of insects

Silvanidae, "silvan flat bark beetles", is a family of beetles in the superfamily Cucujoidea, consisting of 58 described genera and about 500 described species. The family is represented on all continents except Antarctica, and is most diverse at both the generic and species levels in the Old World tropics.

<i>Dysmerus</i> genus of insects

Dysmerus is a genus of beetles in the family Laemophloeidae. Restricted to the New World, until recently Dysmerus included only the type species, D. basalis, described from Florida in the late 19th Century. A recent revision resurrected two incorrectly synonymized species and recognized an additional 12 new species, so that the genus currently contains 15 species.

<i>Laemophloeus</i> genus of insects

Laemophloeus is a genus of beetles; it is the type genus of the family Laemophloeidae. The genus has been almost completely reviewed in modern times. Following by recognizing only those species congeneric with the type species, Laemophloeus monilis (Fabricius), as valid members of the genus reduces the size of the genus from more than a hundred species to only 28, as follows :

<i>Lathropus</i> genus of insects

Lathropus is a genus of beetles in the family Laemophloeidae. It has been the subject of recent taxonomic study. Lathropus species are minute (<2mm) flattened beetles with short, clubbed antennae, closed mesocoxal cavities, extremely dense surface sculpture, and dorsal pubescence composed of bifurcate setae. Currently recognized valid species are:

Microbrontes is a genus of beetles in the family Laemophloeidae, containing the following species:

Microlaemus is a genus of beetles in the family Laemophloeidae, containing the following species:

Narthecius is a genus of beetles in the family Laemophloeidae, containing the following species:

<i>Placonotus</i> genus of insects

Placonotus is a genus of beetles in the family Laemophloeidae. There are 40 currently recognized species, known from all continents except Antarctica. Placonotus species are small (~2mm), elongate, flattened beetles, characterized by long filiform antennae, presence of a frontoclypeal suture, open anterior coxal cavities, and broadly rounded intercoxal process of abdominal ventrite III. Males have the 8th abdominal segment modified to form claspers used during mating. Adults and larvae are found under dead bark, where they feed on fungi. Currently recognized species are:

Bactridium is a genus of root-eating beetles in the family Monotomidae. There are about 18 described species in Bactridium.

<i>Rhinolaemus</i> genus of insects

Rhinolaemus is a genus of beetles in the family Laemophloeidae. Until recently, the genus included only Rhinolaemus maculatus, known from a single specimen collected almost 100 years ago in Fiji. A recent revision, based on newer collections, resulted in the description of a new species from Niue Island, and transferral of a third species from Laemophloeus from Fiji and other island groups.

<i>Pediacus</i> genus of insects

Pediacus is the largest genus in the family Cucujidae. It contains 31 currently recognized species. Pediacus adults are relatively small (2.7-7.0mm), flattened brownish beetles with no or very small temples, and short antennae with a distinct club. Male genitalia are inverted and possess a short flagellum.

<i>Cryptolestes turcicus</i> species of insect

Cryptolestes turcicus, the flour mill beetle, is a species of lined flat bark beetle in the family Laemophloeidae. It is found in North America.

<i>Cyllodes</i> genus of insects

Cyllodes is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are about 12 described species in Cyllodes.

<i>Phenolia</i> genus of insects

Phenolia is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are about eight described species in Phenolia.

<i>Cryptolestes uncicornis</i> species of insect

Cryptolestes uncicornis is a species of lined flat bark beetle in the family Laemophloeidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America.

<i>Cryptophilus</i> genus of insects

Cryptophilus is a genus of pleasing fungus beetles in the family Erotylidae. There are about eight described species in Cryptophilus.

<i>Paraphloeolaemus</i>

Paraphloeolaemus is a genus of beetles in the family Laemophloeidae. It was described recently, for two species of Neotropical laemophloeids that did not fit comfortably into existing genera. A possible third species is represented by a single damaged specimen that could not be described until additional specimens are found.

References

  1. 1 2 Thomas, M. C. (1988). A revision of the new world species of Cryptolestes Ganglbauer (Coleoptera: Cucujidae: Laemophloeinae). Insecta Mundi 2(1), 43-65. paper 495.
  2. ↑ Laemophloeidae of Florida. Coleoptera. Museum of Entomology. Florida State Collection of Arthropods (FSCA), Gainesville.
  3. ↑ Laemophloeidae Species List at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 15 May 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Thomas, M. C. (2002). Descriptions of four new species of Cryptolestes Ganglbauer, with a revised key to the New World species and notes on other species (Coleoptera: Laemophloeidae). Insecta Mundi 16(1-3) 147-55. paper 547.
  5. ↑ Thomas, M. C. (2002). A new species of Cryptolestes Ganglbauer (Coleoptera: Laemophloeidae) from Bolivia. Insecta Mundi 16(4), 251. paper 559.


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