| Nalassus laevioctostriatus | |
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| Nalassus laevioctostriatus from Wales, photographed in 2010 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Genus: | Nalassus |
| Species: | N. laevioctostriatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nalassus laevioctostriatus (Goeze, 1777) | |
Nalassus laevioctostriatus is a species of beetle from the Darkling beetle family (Tenebrionidae). [1]
The species was described by Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1777. It is a saproxylic species, with both adults and larvae feeding in dead wood. They also feed on wood affected by fungi and fungi itself. Adults occassionaly feed on pollen and nectar. [1] [2] Nalassus laevioctostriatus measures between 7 and 12 mm. [1]
In the United Kingdom it is called the common darkling beetle. [1]
