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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Cleroidea » Lophocateridae » Lophocateres » Siamese Grain Beetle (Lophocateres pusillus)

Species Lophocateres pusillus - Siamese Grain Beetle

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Internet References · Works Cited
Lophocateres pusillus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Cleroidea
Family Lophocateridae
Genus Lophocateres
Species pusillus (Siamese Grain Beetle)
Explanation of Names
Lophocateres pusillus (Klug 1832)
Size
2.6–3.2 mm(1)
Identification
dorsal habitus
Range
native to Asia(2), currently pantropical(3); adventive in NA (se. US, SC-FL-TX)(4)
Food
attacks a variety of legumes, rice and rice products, cereals, cocoa beans, coffee beans, nutmeg, cassava, sweet potatoes, and dried fruits(1)
Internet References
Fact sheet(5)
Works Cited
1.Handbook of urban insects and arachnids: A handbook of urban entomology
Robinson W.H. 2005. Cambridge University Press.
2.Coleoptera families other than Cerambycidae, Curculionidae sensu lato, Chrysomelidae sensu lato and Coccinelidae -- Chapter 8.5
Denux O., Zagatti P. 2010. BioRisk 4: 315–406.
3.Insect and Mite Pests in Food, an Illustrated Key
J. Richard Gorham, editor. 1991. United States Department of Agriculture Handbook 655.
4.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.
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Contributed by v belov on 19 September, 2011 - 11:53am
Last updated 7 December, 2012 - 9:59am

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