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Beetle Gallery - Page 7: Other Beetles (cont.) |
Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera |
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A selection of beetles found in Britain and Northern Europe . . . . . . | |
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 Saw-toothed Grain Beetle (Oryzaephilus surinamensis, family Cucujidae) length 3-4 mm In houses and stores, infesting dry food stuffs, and sometimes outdoors under tree bark and in fungi Photo: Jim Kalisch - UNL © |
 Flat Grain Beetle (Cryptolestes = Laemophloeus pusillus, family Cucujidae) length about 2 mm In houses and stores, infesting dry food stuffs Photo: Jim Kalisch - UNL © |
 Cowpea Beetle or Weevil (Callosobruchus chinensis = Bruchus pectinicornis, family Bruchidae) length 2-3 mm In houses and stores, infesting dry legumes (peas, beans, lentils, etc.) Photo: Jim Kalisch - UNL © |
 Spider Beetle (Gibbium psylloides, family Ptinidae) length 2-3 mm In houses and stores, infesting dry food stuffs and other vegetable matter Photo: Jim Kalisch - UNL © |
 Drug-store, Bread or Biscuit Beetle (Stegobium paniceum, family Anobiidae) length 2-4 mm In houses and stores, infesting all kinds of stored food & other plant/animal products Photo: Ken Gray Insect Image Collection - OSU © |
 Cigarette or Tobacco Beetle (Lasioderma serricorne, family Anobiidae) length 2-3 mm In houses and stores, infesting all kinds of stored food & other plant/animal products Photo: Wikipedia - CCA ShareAlike License © |
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