Narrow-waisted Bark Beetles (Salpingidae) - 28 Species, Identification & Facts

Dacoderus steineri

Identification: eye facets reduced in number (20‒30), the eye rests upon a broad plate-like extension of the gena and is not visible from below

Elacatis senecionis

known from San Diego Co., CA and Hidalgo and La Salle counties, TX; also known from Baja (D. Pollock, 2016)

Lissodema cursor

A small (2.5 to 3.6 mm) species with a dark brown, or blackish body. This species has small spikes around the edge of the pronotum but these may be very difficult to see without magnification. Unless identified by a recognised expert, a photo is requ

Myrmecoderus laevipennis

Texas considers this a "Species of Greatest Conservation Need" (SGCN)

Salpingus ruficollis

A small beetle (3.75 mm). It’s small size and secretive habits of living under bark or in dead wood make it difficult find. Usually found under bark or in dead and decaying wood, especially where fungi are present. It is mainly recorded in woodland a