Cryptolestes

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Template:Short description Template:Italic title Template:Automatic taxobox Template:Sister project 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]

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Cryptolestes turcicus
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Cryptolestes uncicornis
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Cryptolestes ferrugineus

References

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  1. a b 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.
  2. Laemophloeidae of Florida. Coleoptera. Museum of Entomology. Florida State Collection of Arthropods (FSCA), Gainesville.
  3. Laemophloeidae Species List Template:Webarchive at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 15 May 2012.
  4. a b c d 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.
  5. Thomas, M. C. (2002). A new species of Cryptolestes Ganglbauer (Coleoptera: Laemophloeidae) from Bolivia. Insecta Mundi 16(4), 251. paper 559.

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