Cucujidae

Common name:

Flat bark beetles

Number of species:

2

Size Range:

Tarsi:

4-4-3, 5-5-4, 5-5-5.

Images:

  • Pediacus depressus
  • Pediacus dermestoides

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.