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Beetle Gallery - Page 7: Other Beetles (cont.) |
Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera |
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 © |
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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 © |
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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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