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Lined flat bark beetle

Cryptolestes pusilloides (Steel & Howe, 1952)

Status not recordedbeetles

The lined flat bark beetle (Cryptolestes pusilloides) is a species in the family Cucujidae, order Coleoptera.

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Quick facts about the lined flat bark beetle

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the lined flat bark beetle live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the lined flat bark beetle as introduced in 4 countries.

  1. Austria
  2. France
  3. Japan
  4. Sweden

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the lined flat bark beetle endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the lined flat bark beetle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyCucujidae
  6. genusCryptolestes
  7. SpeciesCryptolestes pusilloides (Steel & Howe, 1952)

Synonyms Laemophloeus pusilloides

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • ハウカクムネチビヒラタムシJapanese
  • 微扁谷盗Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lined flat bark beetle

Other species in the same genus Cryptolestes.

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Common questions

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Is the lined flat bark beetle an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the lined flat bark beetle as introduced in 4 countries: Austria, France, Japan and Sweden, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the lined flat bark beetle?

The lined flat bark beetle (Cryptolestes pusilloides) belongs to the family Cucujidae in the order Coleoptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lined flat bark beetle (Cryptolestes pusilloides). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lined-flat-bark-beetle

MLA

“Lined flat bark beetle (Cryptolestes pusilloides).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lined-flat-bark-beetle.

BibTeX
@misc{lined_flat_bark_beetle_2026,
  title = {Lined flat bark beetle (Cryptolestes pusilloides)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lined-flat-bark-beetle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}