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Plaster beetle

Cartodere constricta (Gyllenhal, 1827)

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The plaster beetle (Cartodere constricta) is a species in the family Latridiidae, order Coleoptera.

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Quick facts about the plaster 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 plaster beetle live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the plaster beetle as introduced in 3 countries.

  1. Ecuador
  2. Japan
  3. Latvia

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 plaster 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 plaster beetle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyLatridiidae
  6. genusCartodere
  7. SpeciesCartodere constricta (Gyllenhal, 1827)

Synonyms Lathridius apicalis, Lathridius carinatus, Lathridius carinulatus, Lathridius castaneus, Lathridius constrictus, Lathridius incisius, Lathridius limbatus, Lathridius monticola, Lathridius nervosus, Lathridius sculptilis, Lathridius tenuis, Latridius constrictus

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • puulymykäsFinnish
  • クビレヒメマキムシJapanese
  • 薪甲Chinese
  • 同沟缩颈薪甲Chinese
  • 缩颈壮薪甲Chinese
  • 缩颈薪甲Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the plaster beetle

Other species in the same genus Cartodere.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the plaster beetle an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the plaster beetle as introduced in 3 countries: Ecuador, Japan and Latvia, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the plaster beetle?

The plaster beetle (Cartodere constricta) belongs to the family Latridiidae in the order Coleoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Plaster beetle (Cartodere constricta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/plaster-beetle

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BibTeX
@misc{plaster_beetle_2026,
  title = {Plaster beetle (Cartodere constricta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/plaster-beetle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}