''Lasioderma haemorrhoidale'' is a species of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

in the family Ptinidae. A small beetle unintentionally introduced from the Mediterranean region, it feeds on Malta starthistle seed heads, but has had little effect in controlling the plant.

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