Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Summer 2025 gathering in Louisiana, July 19-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27
TaxonomyBrowse
Info
ImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Cucujoidea » Cucujid series » Lined Flat Bark Beetles (Laemophloeidae) » Laemophloeus » Laemophloeus fasciatus

Species Laemophloeus fasciatus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Laemophloeidae sp. - Laemophloeus fasciatus Laemophloeid - Laemophloeus fasciatus White-splotched bark beetle - Laemophloeus fasciatus Laemophloeus fasciatus? - Laemophloeus fasciatus Laemophloeus fasciatus? - Laemophloeus fasciatus Lined Flat Bark Beetle - Laemophloeus fasciatus Laemophloeus - Laemophloeus fasciatus L. fasciatus-maybe - Laemophloeus fasciatus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Cucujoidea
No Taxon (Cucujid series)
Family Laemophloeidae (Lined Flat Bark Beetles)
Genus Laemophloeus
Species fasciatus (Laemophloeus fasciatus)
Explanation of Names
Laemophloeus fasciatus Melsheimer 1844
Identification
fairly distinctive due to the shape and high contrast of their elytal spots
Range
e NA (TX-FL-ON-MN) - Map (1)(2)(3)
Habitat
under bark (2)
Season
mostly Apr-Sep (BG data)
Print References
Melsheimer, F.E. 1844-1847. Descriptions of New Species of Coleoptera of the United States. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2: 26-43, 98-118, 134-160, 213-223, 302-318; 3: 53-66, 158-181.
Internet References
Spmn - MCZ, Harvard
Works Cited
1.An Illustrated Inventory of the Beetles (Coleoptera) of Lick Creek Park, College Station, Texas
Edward G. Riley. 2013. Texas A&M University, Dept. Entomology, College Station.
2. A distributional checklist of the beetles (Coleoptera) of Florida.
Peck & Thomas. 1998. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville. 180 pp.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by tom murray on 1 May, 2007 - 6:24pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 17 November, 2024 - 12:40pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2025 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact