| Cryptolestes pusillus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Laemophloeidae |
| Genus: | Cryptolestes |
| Species: | C. pusillus |
| Binomial name | |
| 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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Bookworm is a general name for any insect that is said to bore through books.
Powderpost beetles are a group of seventy species of woodboring beetles classified in the insect subfamily Lyctinae. These beetles, along with spider beetles, death watch beetles, common furniture beetles, skin beetles, and others, make up the superfamily Bostrichoidea. While most woodborers have a large prothorax, powderpost beetles do not, making their heads more visible. In addition to this, their antennae have two-jointed clubs. They are considered pests and attack deciduous trees, over time reducing the wood to a powdery dust. The damage caused by longhorn beetles is often confused with that of powderpost beetles, but the two groups are unrelated. The larvae of the Cerambycidae are white, straight and generally flat-headed, whereas those of the Bostrichidae are white and C-shaped.
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. C. capensis, C. klapperichi, and C. ugandae are less widespread pests. Species in this genus can be hard to distinguish from one another, and definitive identification often requires close examination of the genitalia.
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Rhyzopertha is a monotypic genus of beetles in the family Bostrichidae, the false powderpost beetles. The sole species, Rhyzopertha dominica, is known commonly as the lesser grain borer, American wheat weevil, Australian wheat weevil, and stored grain borer. It is a beetle commonly found within store bought products and pest of stored cereal grains located worldwide. It is also a major pest of peanuts. The first documentation of wheat infestation by R. dominica was observed in Australia. R. dominica are usually reddish brown to dark brown in coloration, vary in sizes, elongated and cylindrical.
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Pachyta quadrimaculata is a species of the Lepturinae subfamily in long-horned beetle family.
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Oberea pupillata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Leonard Gyllenhaal in 1817, originally under the genus Saperda.
Cryptocephalus pusillus is a species of leaf beetle native to Europe.
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Cryptolestes uncicornis is a species of lined flat bark beetle in the family Laemophloeidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.
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Brachonyx is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Curculionidae.
Scleropterus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Curculionidae.
Phytobius is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Curculionidae.