page_title: Cryptolestes
hierarchical_section_title: Cryptolestes
caption_attribution_description: Cryptolestes ferrugineus
context_page_description: 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. C. capensis, C. klapperichi, and C. ugandae are less widespread pests.
  Species in this genus can be hard to distinguish from one another, and definitive identification often requires close examination of the genitalia.
  Species include:
  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
context_section_description: 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. C. capensis, C. klapperichi, and C. ugandae are less widespread pests.
  Species in this genus can be hard to distinguish from one another, and definitive identification often requires close examination of the genitalia.
  Species include:
  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
  Cryptolestes klapperichi Lefkovitch
  Cryptolestes lepesmei Villiers
  Cryptolestes mexicanus Thomas
  Cryptolestes minimus Lefkovitch
  Cryptolestes obesus
  Cryptolestes planulatus Grouvelle
  Cryptolestes pubescens Casey
  Cryptolestes punctatus LeConte
  Cryptolestes pusilloides Steel & Howe
  Cryptolestes pusillus Schonherr – flat grain beetle
  Cryptolestes robinclarkei
  Cryptolestes schwarzi Casey
  Cryptolestes spartii Curtis
  Cryptolestes spatulifer Thomas
  Cryptolestes spectabilis
  Cryptolestes trinidadensis Thomas
  Cryptolestes turcicus Grouvelle – flour mill beetle
  Cryptolestes turnbowi
  Cryptolestes ugandae Steel & Howe
  Cryptolestes uncicornis Reitter
  Cryptolestes weisei Reitter
caption: Cryptolestes ferrugineus
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