• Main Authors: J. Acad, Entomol Soc
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Canada; Newfoundland; Prince Edward Island
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.563.8459; http://www.acadianes.org/journal/papers/majka_laemophloeidae_0905.pdf

The flat bark beetles (Silvanidae, Passandridae, Cucujidae, and Laemophloeidae) are a diverse group that have in common their strongly dorso-ventrally flattened form. Species of Laemophloeidae that occur in the wild, feed on ascomycete fungi and are found under bark of various coniferous and deciduous trees, whereas species in the genus Cryptolestes are pests of stored grains and other dried plant products (Thomas 2002). Recently Majka (2008) surveyed the flat bark beetles of Atlantic Canada. Eighteen species were reported in the region, including 10 in New Brunswick, 17 in Nova Scotia, four on Prince Edward Island, six on insular Newfoundland, and one in Labrador. Five native species of Laemophloeidae (Laemophloeus biguttatus (Say), Laemophloeus fasciatus Melsheimer, Charaphloeus convexulus (Leconte), Charaphloeus species undescribed, and Placonotus zimmermanni (LeConte)) were reported in Atlantic Canada and four others (Laemophloeus fervidus Casey