Cryptolestes pusillus

Cryptolestes pusillus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Laemophloeidae
Genus:	Cryptolestes
Species:	C. pusillus
Binomial name
	Cryptolestes pusillus; (Schönherr, 1817)
Synonyms
	Cryptolestes minutus (Olivier, 1791); Cucujus minutus Olivier,1791; Cryptolestes crassicornis (Waltl, 1839); Laemophloeus crassicornis Waltl, 1839; Cryptolestes longicornis (Mannerheim, 1843); Laemophloeus longicornis Mannerheim, 1843; Cryptolestes brevis (Fairmaire, 1850); Laemophloeus brevis Fairmaire, 1850; Cryptolestes parallelus (Smith, 1851); Laemophloeus parallelus Smith, 1851; Cryptolestes puberulus (LeConte, 1854); Laemophloeus puberulus LeConte, 1854; Cryptolestes pauper (Sharp, 1899); Laemophloeus pauper Sharp, 1899; Cryptolestes testaceus (Stephens, 1831); Cucujus testaceus Stephens, 1831;

Cryptolestes pusillus is a species of lined flat bark beetle native to Europe.²³ It is also known as the flat grain beetle. It feeds on grain products, and is considered a pest in Canada.⁴

References

Schönherr, C.J. 1817. Synonymia insectorum, oder: Versuch einer Synonymie aller bisher bekannten Insecten; nach Fabricii Systema eleutheratorum etc. geordnet. Uppsala, E. Bruzelius. 1(3): 507
"Cryptolestes pusillus (Schoenherr, 1817)". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
Norman H. Joy, 1932 A Practical Handbook of British Beetles
Government of Canada, Canadian Grain Commission (2013-08-30). "Flat grain beetle - Cryptolestes pusillus (Schönherr) - Primary insect pest". www.grainscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-12-04.

[1] Schönherr, C.J. 1817. Synonymia insectorum, oder: Versuch einer Synonymie aller bisher bekannten Insecten; nach Fabricii Systema eleutheratorum etc. geordnet. Uppsala, E. Bruzelius. 1(3): 507

[Fauna_Europaea-2] "Cryptolestes pusillus (Schoenherr, 1817)". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

[3] Norman H. Joy, 1932 A Practical Handbook of British Beetles

[4] Government of Canada, Canadian Grain Commission (2013-08-30). "Flat grain beetle - Cryptolestes pusillus (Schönherr) - Primary insect pest". www.grainscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-12-04.

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