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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Cucujoidea » Silvanid Flat Bark Beetles (Silvanidae) » Silvaninae » Ahasverus » Foreign Grain Beetle (Ahasverus advena)

Species Ahasverus advena - Foreign Grain Beetle

Classification · Other Common Names · Range · Habitat · Food · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited
Tiny beetles - Ahasverus advena Silvanidae - Ahasverus advena Bark Root Flat Something - Ahasverus advena Silvanidae - Ahasverus advena Silvanidae, dorsal - Ahasverus advena Silvanidae, dorsal-lateral - Ahasverus advena Silvanidae, ventral - Ahasverus advena Ahasverus sp. - Ahasverus advena
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Cucujoidea
Family Silvanidae (Silvanid Flat Bark Beetles)
Subfamily Silvaninae
Genus Ahasverus
Species advena (Foreign Grain Beetle)
Other Common Names
New House Bug, Plaster Beetle
Range
cosmopolitan, of Palaearctic origin; introduced and widespread in NA(1)
Habitat
common in homes (esp. newly built) and grain storage facilities
Food
Molds and fungi growing on damp grain, grain products, stored fruit, and other materials(2)(1)
Remarks
may be a nuisance in new homes, but do no actual harm (see Internet References below)
Internet References
Fact sheets by Barb Ogg, J.K. Barnes, Iowa State U., Terminix International
Works Cited
1.The flat bark beetles (Coleoptera, Silvanidae, Cucujidae, Laemophloeidae) of Atlantic Canada
By C.G. Majka
2.Beetles associated with stored products in Canada: An identification guide
By Yves Bousquet
Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 10 October, 2008 - 6:16pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov
Last updated 3 January, 2011 - 9:10am

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