Cucujidae
Common name:
Flat bark beetlesNumber of species:
2Size Range:
Tarsi:
4-4-3, 5-5-4, 5-5-5.Images:
Description:
Two species in Britain, Pediacus depressus (Herbst) and P. dermestoides (Fabricius). Both are small (3.5-4.5mm) red-brown beetles, dorso-ventrally flattened as an adaptation to life beneath bark on a range of trees in various states of decay. Pediacus dermestoides is widespread across southern England while P. depressus is a rare species with only a scattering of recent records.