| Cryptolestes klapperichi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Laemophloeidae |
| Genus: | Cryptolestes |
| Species: | C. klapperichi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptolestes klapperichi Lefkovitch, 1962 | |
Cryptolestes klapperichi, is a species of flat bark beetle widespread in the Oriental region but introduced to several parts of the world particularly through stored products. [1] [2] [3]
It is found in Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Hong Kong, Thailand. The museum specimens are recorded from Egypt, Ghana, Hawaii, Galapagos Islands and Saint Lucia. [4] [5]
Host plants include Myristica fragrans , and Manihot esculenta . In 1984, it was first intercepted in foodstuffs imported into the United States in dried chili pods from Thailand. Then in 1988, the species was observed from U.S. Virgin Islands, where a long series was collected from the ascomycete fungus Daldinia concentrica growing on a dead citrus tree. [4]
