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Species Cryptamorpha desjardinsii - Desjardin's Beetle

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Cryptamorpha desjardinsii (Guérin-Méneville) - Cryptamorpha desjardinsii Cryptamorpha desjardinsii Cryptamorpha desjardinsii Cryptamorpha desjardinsii Silvanidae - Cryptamorpha desjardinsii
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 Silvanidae (Silvanid Flat Bark Beetles)
Subfamily Brontinae
Tribe Telephanini
Genus Cryptamorpha
Species desjardinsii (Desjardin's Beetle)
Other Common Names
Desjardin's Flat Beetle
Explanation of Names
Cryptamorpha desjardinsi (Guérin-Méneville 1844)
Size
3.4-4.4 mm
Range
adventive: AK, s. TX, AL-FL - Map (1)(GBIF), native to tropical Asia, now cosmopolitan, but relatively uncommonly encountered
Life Cycle
predator on mealybugs, insect larvae, etc.
Print References
Halstead, D.G.H. 1993. Keys for the identification of beetles associated with stored products-II. Laemophloeidae, Passandridae and Silvanidae. Journal of Stored Products Research 29(2): 99-197.
Internet References
Fact sheet(2)
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
2.PaDIL – High quality images and information tools designed for Biosecurity and Biodiversity
Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 10 May, 2010 - 2:12pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 31 December, 2021 - 12:53pm

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