Cryptolestes pusillus

Cryptolestes pusillus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
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.^[2]^[3] It is also known as the flat grain beetle. It feeds on grain products, and is considered a pest in Canada. ^[4]

References[edit]

^ 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.

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[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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Cryptolestes pusillus

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Laemophloeidae
Genus:	Cryptolestes
Species:	C. pusillus
Binomial name
*Cryptolestes pusillus* (Schönherr, 1817) ^[1]
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