Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Stephens, 1831)

Materials examined. Arad County: Vărădia de MureȘ (near), 46.0053°N / 22.1510°E, 19.IX.2019, under Populus bark, Alexandru-Mihai Pintilioaie leg. (2 specimens), AMPC ; Constanța County: “Dunele Marine de la Agigea” Nature Reserve, 44.0876°N / 28.6422°E, 7.II.2024, under Populus sp. bark, Alexandru-Mihai Pintilioaie leg. (1 specimen), AMPC .

Remarks. Cryptogenic species (Denux & Zagatti 2010) now cosmopolitan (Ratti & Nardi 2011; Bharathi et al. 2023); it is considered a major pest of stored products, especially grains (Bharathi et al. 2023). Recorded in Romania before 1912 (Petri 1912, as Laemophloeus ferrugineus Steph.), it was overlooked by Wegrzynowicz (2007).