Summary ²

Salpingidae or  narrow-waisted bark beetles is a family of beetles, in the large suborder Polyphaga. The species are small, about 1.5 – 7 mm in length. This family is worldwide distributed and consists of about 45 genera and 300 species.

SoCal Status ³

Known Species per The California Beetle Database .
Aglenus brunneus
Dacoderus striaticeps

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1. (c) Mick Talbot, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/micks-wildlife-macros/4461972207/
2. Adapted by BJ Stacey from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salpingidae
3. (c) BJ Stacey, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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