Cryptolestes

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Cucujiformia
Superfamilia: Cucujoidea

Familia: Laemophloeidae
Genus: Cryptolestes
Species: C. abietis – C. alternans – C. capensis – C. corticinus – C. duplicatus – C. ferrugineus – C. fractipennis – C. pusilloides – C. pusillus – C. spartii – C. turcicus – C. weisei
Name

Cryptolestes Ganglbauer, 1899
References

Thomas, M.C. 2002: Descriptions of four new species of Cryptolestes Gangbauer, with a revised key to the New World species and notes on other species (Coleoptera: Laemophloeidae). Insecta Mundi, 16(1-3): 147–155. PDF
Thomas, M.C. 2002: A new species of Cryptolestes Ganglbauer (Coleoptera: Laemophloeidae) from Bolivia. Insecta Mundi, 16(4): 251–253. PDF

Cryptolestes is a genus of beetles in the family Laemophloeidae. Several species are known as economically important pests of stored products, especially food grains. The four most notorious species are Cryptolestes ferrugineus, Cryptolestes pusilloides, Cryptolestes pusillus, and Cryptolestes turcicus.[1] C. capensis, C. klapperichi, and C. ugandae are less widespread pests.[1] Species in this genus can be hard to distinguish from one another, and definitive identification often requires close examination of the genitalia.[2]

Species include:[3]
Cryptolestes turcicus
Cryptolestes uncicornis
Cryptolestes ferrugineus

Cryptolestes abietis Wankowicz
Cryptolestes ampiyacus Thomas
Cryptolestes atuloides Lefkovitch
Cryptolestes atulus Lefkovitch
Cryptolestes beccarii Grouvelle
Cryptolestes bicolor Chevrolat
Cryptolestes biskrensis Grouvelle
Cryptolestes brunneus Lefkovitch
Cryptolestes calabozus Thomas
Cryptolestes candius Lefkovitch
Cryptolestes capensis Waltl
Cryptolestes capillulus Thomas
Cryptolestes cornutus Thomas & Zimmerman
Cryptolestes corticinus Erichson
Cryptolestes curus Lefkovitch
Cryptolestes diemenensis Blackburn
Cryptolestes divaricatus Grouvelle
Cryptolestes duplicatus Waltl
Cryptolestes dybasi Thomas
Cryptolestes evansi Lefkovitch
Cryptolestes fauveli Grouvelle
Cryptolestes ferrugineus Stephens – rusty grain beetle
Cryptolestes fractipennis Motschulsky
Cryptolestes fursovi Iablokoff-Khnzorian
Cryptolestes halevyae Thomas
Cryptolestes incertus Grouvelle
Cryptolestes inyoensis[4]
Cryptolestes klapperichi Lefkovitch
Cryptolestes lepesmei Villiers
Cryptolestes mexicanus Thomas
Cryptolestes minimus Lefkovitch
Cryptolestes obesus[4]
Cryptolestes planulatus Grouvelle
Cryptolestes pubescens Casey
Cryptolestes punctatus LeConte
Cryptolestes pusilloides Steel & Howe
Cryptolestes pusillus Schonherr – flat grain beetle
Cryptolestes robinclarkei[5]
Cryptolestes schwarzi Casey
Cryptolestes spartii Curtis
Cryptolestes spatulifer Thomas
Cryptolestes spectabilis[4]
Cryptolestes trinidadensis Thomas
Cryptolestes turcicus Grouvelle – flour mill beetle
Cryptolestes turnbowi[4]
Cryptolestes ugandae Steel & Howe
Cryptolestes uncicornis Reitter
Cryptolestes weisei Reitter

References

Thomas, M. C. (1988). A revision of the new world species of Cryptolestes Ganglbauer (Coleoptera: Cucujidae: Laemophloeinae). Insecta Mundi 2(1), 43-65. paper 495.
Laemophloeidae of Florida. Coleoptera. Museum of Entomology. Florida State Collection of Arthropods (FSCA), Gainesville.
Laemophloeidae Species List Archived 2012-10-23 at the Wayback Machine at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 15 May 2012.
Thomas, M. C. (2002). Descriptions of four new species of Cryptolestes Ganglbauer, with a revised key to the New World species and notes on other species (Coleoptera: Laemophloeidae). Insecta Mundi 16(1-3) 147-55. paper 547.
Thomas, M. C. (2002). A new species of Cryptolestes Ganglbauer (Coleoptera: Laemophloeidae) from Bolivia. Insecta Mundi 16(4), 251. paper 559.