Common name
Flat bark beetles
Number of species
2
Tarsal formula
4-4-3
5-5-4
5-5-5
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Description
Two species in Britain, Pediacus depressus (Herbst) and P. dermestoides (Fabricius). Both are small (3.5-4.5mm) red-brown beetles, dorso-ventrally flattened as an adaptation to life beneath bark on a range of trees in various states of decay. Pediacus dermestoides is widespread across southern England while P. depressus is a rare species with only a scattering of recent records.