| Pediacus depressus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cucujidae |
| Genus: | Pediacus |
| Species: | P. depressus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pediacus depressus (Herbst, 1797) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Pediacus depressus is a species of flat bark beetle in the family Cucujidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China). [1] [2] [3] [4]
The Cucujidae, "flat bark beetles," are a family of distinctively flat beetles found worldwide under the bark of dead trees. The family has received considerable taxonomic attention in recent years and now consists of 70 species distributed in five genera. It was indicated Cucujus species are scavengers, only feeding on pupae and larvae of other insects and on other subcortical beetles such as their own. Since the Cucujidae prey on larvae of potentially tree damaging beetles that spread fungal diseases, they are considered to be beneficial to the health of living trees.
Cucujoidea is a superfamily of beetles. This group formerly included all of the families now included in the superfamily Coccinelloidea. They include some fungus beetles and a diversity of lineages of "bark beetles" unrelated to the "true" bark beetles (Scolytinae), which are weevils.
Cucujus cinnaberinus is a species of beetles in the family Cucujidae, the flat bark beetles. It is native to Europe, being most common in Central Europe and rare in much of Southern and Western Europe.
Cucujus is a genus of beetles in the family Cucujidae, the flat bark beetles. It contains 19 currently recognized species and subspecies.
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.
Silvanidae, "silvan flat bark beetles", is a family of beetles in the superfamily Cucujoidea, consisting of 68 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.
Palaestes is a genus of beetles in the family Cucujidae. It contains eight currently recognized species. Like all members of the Cucujidae, adults are greatly dorso-ventrally compressed. All known species of Palaestes are brightly colored red or yellow and black, and the males have curiously modified mandibles that look like ice tongs; female mandibles are not modified. Palaestes shares with the Australian-New Zealand genus Platisus the character of the male genitalia, which lacks a flagellum, lying on its side in the abdomen, versus inverted in Cucujus and Pediacus.
Pediacus is the largest genus in the family Cucujidae of flat bark beetles. 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.
Lathropus pubescens is a species of lined flat bark beetles in the family Laemophloeidae. It is found in North America.
Parandrita cephalotes is a species of lined flat bark beetle in the family Laemophloeidae. It is found in North America.
Pediacus fuscus is a species of flat bark beetle in the family Cucujidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia and North America.
Leptophloeus angustulus is a species of lined flat bark beetle in the family Laemophloeidae. It is found in North America.
Catogenus rufus is a species of parasitic flat bark beetle in the family Passandridae. It is found in North America.
Nausibius clavicornis is a species of silvanid flat bark beetle in the family Silvanidae. It is found in Africa, Australia, the Caribbean Sea, Europe and Northern Asia, Central America, North America, Oceania, South America, and Southern Asia.
Rhabdophloeus horni is a species of lined flat bark beetle in the family Laemophloeidae. It is found in North America.
Narthecius grandiceps is a species of lined flat bark beetle in the family Laemophloeidae. It is found in North America.
Pediacus ommatodon is a species of flat bark beetle in the family Cucujidae. It is found in North America.
Pediacus subglaber is a species of flat bark beetle in the family Cucujidae. It is found in North America.
Pediacus stephani is a species of flat bark beetle in the family Cucujidae. It is found in North America.
Pediacus andrewsi is a species of flat bark beetle in the family Cucujidae. It is found in North America.
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