dried-fruit beetle

Japanese: dried-fruit beetle(英語表記)driedfruitbeetle
dried-fruit beetle

…It belongs to the family Nitidulidae in the order Coleoptera and is distributed widely throughout the world. It is called the dried-fruit beetle in English, but it is known for feeding on many grains as well as dried fruits. In Japan, it has long been known as the kuriya, or kitchen beetle. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "dried-fruit beetle" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…甲虫目ケシキスイムシ科に属し,世界に広く分布する。英名でdried‐fruit beetleと呼ばれるが,乾燥果実類だけでなく多くの穀類を食害することで知られる。日本では古くから厨(くりや),すなわち台所に発生するケシキスイとして知られる。…

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