Biology:Cryptamorpha desjardinsii

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Short description: Species of beetle

Cryptamorpha desjardinsii
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Silvanidae
Tribe: Telephanini
Genus: Cryptamorpha
Species:
C. desjardinsii
Binomial name
Cryptamorpha desjardinsii
(Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Psammoecus desjardinsii Cryptamorpha hubbardi
  • (Casey, 1884) Wollaston, 1854
  • Guérin-Méneville, 1844 Psammoecus hubbardi
  • Cryptamorpha signatus Casey, 1884
  • Cryptamorpha musae (LeConte, 1860)
  • LeConte, 1860 Pseudophanus signatus

Cryptamorpha desjardinsii, known generally as the Desjardin's beetle or Desjardin's flat beetle, is a species of silvanid flat bark beetle in the family Silvanidae. It is found in the Caribbean, North America, Oceania, Europe, and New Zealand.[1][2][3] It varies in size from 3.4 to 4.4 millimetres.[3]

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q14928668 entry