Silvanus lateritia (a species of silvan flat-bark-beetle)
Basis for Tasmanian occurrence
TMAG collections
Classification
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Cucujoidea
Family: Silvanidae
Subfamily: Silvaninae
Morphology
Typical length (mm): 2.5
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight
Ecology
Assumed larval feeding: detritivore
Association with dead wood or old trees: obligately saproxylic
