Common name
Lined flat bark beetles
Number of species
11
Size Range
1-4mm
Tarsal formula
4-4-3
5-5-4
5-5-5
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Description
A small family with 11 British members. Most are black or reddish-brown in colour, elongate and somewhat dorso-ventrally flattened. Several are predatory beneath bark, while others are synanthropic and can be economically-important pests of stored grains (particularly Cryptolestes spp.).