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Oryzaephilus surinamensis on tooth pick
The other day, on a party some figs were passed around that someone had just brought to the Netherlands from Greece. After passing on the bowl, I saw this little spec on the table that proved to be a tiny beetle, so I retrieved the bowl and after some searching found another one :o)
''Oryzaephilus surinamensis'', the sawtoothed grain beetle, is a beetle in the superfamily ''Cucujoidea''. It is a common, worldwide pest of grain and grain products as well as chocolate, drugs, and tobacco. The species's binomial name, meaning "rice-lover from Surinam," was coined by Carl Linnaeus, who received specimens of the beetle from Surinam.
Similar species: Beetles
