Lined Flat Bark Beetles (Laemophloeidae) - 45 Species, Identification & Facts

Charaphloeus adustus

Identification: Det. M.C. Thomas, 1995 One spmn coll'ed during 2 yrs of arboreal surveys in c. TX

Charaphloeus convexulus

One spmn coll. during 2 yrs of arboreal surveys in c. TX

Flat Grain Beetle

Cryptolestes pusillus

one of the most common pests of stored grain around the world; does not attack sound or uninjured kernels and often appears after the attack by other grain pests (frequently found in large numbers with the rice weevil)

Flour Mill Beetle

Cryptolestes turcicus

a pest of flour and feed mills in temperate regions of the world

Cryptolestes uncicornis

Identification: major males easily recognized by the elongate/sinuate scape with a hooked process

Laemophloeus apache

Identification: large elytral pale spots with indistinct borders Dets. M. C. Thomas

Laemophloeus fasciatus

Identification: fairly distinctive due to the shape and high contrast of their elytal spots

Laemophloeus fervidus

Identification: Dets. Michael C. Thomas - illustration

Laemophloeus megacephalus

Identification: As may be expected, it exhibits considerable colorvariation throughout its tremendous range, but surprisingly little structural variation. Neotropical specimens tend to be pale, with infuscate elytral sutural and basal margins, much a

Laemophloeus terminalis

Identification: male, female - Det. Michael C. Thomas, 2013 common at lights in c.TX. =v=

Lathropus vernalis

Identification: only US species with that particular shape of pronotum. (Michael C. Thomas, 28 December, 2009)

Leptophloeus angustulus

Identification: last key couple: Punctures of head and pronotum coarse, space between punctures less than the diameter of puncture

Metaxyphloeus texanus

Identification: Det. M. A. Quinn, 2013 "A number of specimens were taken in May at Tolusa at light and three specimens at Esperanza Ranch [Brownsville], July 1, by beating dead branches of Ebony - Ebenopsis ebano (= Acacia flexicaulis )" ( 5 )