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Laemophloeidae

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Insects of Order Coleoptera Family Laemophloeidae cryptolestes laemophloeus featuring fasciatus

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Insect, ordre Coleoptera, famille Laemophloeidae cryptolestes laemophloeus fasciatus pusillus

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Phloeolaemus

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Carinophloeus

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Insekti - Placonotus testaceus (Fabricius, 1787)

Laemophloeidae, "lined flat bark beetles," is a family in the superfamily Cucujoidea characterized by predominantly dorso-ventrally compressed bodies, head and pronotal discs bordered by ridges or grooves, and inverted male genitalia. Size range of adults is 1–5 mm (0.04–0.2 in) in length. Currently, it contains 40 genera and about 450 species, and is represented on all continents except Antarctica; species richness is greatest in the tropics.
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