Sawtoothed Beetle
This beetle gets its name fro the six teeth located on each side of the prothorax.
- Common Name: Sawthoothed Grain Beetle
- Scentific Name: Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Linnaeus)
- Class/Order/Family: Insecta/Coleoptera/Cucujidae
- Metamorphosis: Complete
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Size
Adults about 1/8" long.
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Color
Brown.
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Biology
Lays 45-285 white, shiny eggs singly or in small clusters in crevices in food material.
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Habit
Does considerable damage to grains but cannot attack sound kernels.
Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington Counties