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Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Linnaeus, 1758) (saw-toothed grain-beetle)

Basis for Tasmanian occurrence

Semmens, T.D., McQuillan, P.B. & Hayhurst, G. (1992). Catalogue of the Insects of Tasmania. Government of Tasmania: Department of Primary Industry, 104 pp. (as Oryzaephilus surinamensis)

Introduced (from South America)

Classification

Order: Coleoptera

Suborder: Polyphaga

Superfamily: Cucujoidea

Family: Silvanidae

Subfamily: Silvaninae

Morphology

Typical length (mm): 3
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight

Ecology

Assumed larval feeding: granivore

Oryzaephilus surinamensis
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