''Cryptolestes klapperichi'', is a species of flat bark beetle widespread in the Oriental region but introduced to several parts of the world particularly through stored products. It is found in Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Hong Kong, Thailand. The museum specimens are recorded from Egypt, Ghana, Hawaii, Galapagos Islands and Saint Lucia. Host plants include ''

Myristica fragrans ''Myristica fragrans'' is an evergreen tree indigenous to the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. It is important as the main source of the spices nutmeg and mace. It is widely grown across the tropics including Guangdong and Yunnan in China, Taiwan, I ...

'', and ''

Manihot esculenta ''Manihot esculenta'', commonly called cassava (), manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America. Although a perennial plant, cassava is extensively cultivated a ...

''. In 1984, it was first intercepted in foodstuffs imported into the United States in dried chili pods from Thailand. Then in 1988, the species was observed from U.S. Virgin Islands, where a long series was collected from the ascomycete fungus ''

Daldinia concentrica The inedible fungus ''Daldinia concentrica'' is known by several common names, including King Alfred's cake, cramp balls, and coal fungus. As with other fungi the light spores are distributed globally and the fungi develop wherever conditions ar ...

'' growing on a dead citrus tree.

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Laemophloeidae Insects of Sri Lanka Beetles described in 1962 {{Curculionidae-stub