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Desjardins's Flat Beetle
Cryptamorpha desjardinsi
Cryptamorpha desjardinsii, known generally as the Desjardin's beetle or Desjardin's flat beetle, is a species of silvanid flat bark beetle in the family Silvanidae. It was first described by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1844 and originally named Psammoechus desjardinsii. It is native to tropical Asia but is now found in many countries in Europe, North America, the Caribbean, and Oceania including in Australia and New Zealand.
From the article Cryptamorpha desjardinsii on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
A small beetle with regular black markings on the elytra. It varies in size from 4 to 5mm.
Range & habitat
Although native to tropical Asia the range of this species is now cosmopolitan. It can be found in many countries in Europe, North America, the Caribbean, and Oceania. It was introduced to New Zealand via Australia.
Wikipedia: “Range”
In human culture
It is likely that the beetle was named for Julien Desjardins, the French zoologist, as he was known to Guérin-Méneville. Guérin became the safekeeper of his documents after his untimely death.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 388069.