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Bostrichidae

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Kingdom
  
Scientific name
  
Bostrichidae

Higher classification
  
Order
  
Beetle

Superfamily
  
Bostrichoidea

Phylum
  
Rank
  
Family

Bostrichidae Bostrichidae Dinoderus minutus

Lower classifications
  
Rhyzopertha dominica, Sinoxylon, Dinoderinae, Amphicerus, Powder‑Post Beetle

Bostrichidae xylodectus ornatus


The Bostrichidae are a family of beetles with more than 700 described species. They are commonly called auger beetles, false powderpost beetles, or horned powderpost beetles. The head of most auger beetles cannot be seen from above, as it is downwardly directed and hidden by the thorax. Exceptions are the powderpost beetles (subfamily Lyctinae), and members of the subfamily Psoinae.

Contents

Bostrichidae Bostrichidae

Bostrychoplites cornutus has large, distinctive thoracic horns, and is found in parts of Africa and Arabia; it is often imported to Europe as larvae in African wooden bowls ("ethnic souvenirs") .

Bostrichidae Bostrichidae Beetles of the Cuyamaca Mountains

Selected species

This list is incomplete :

  • Amphicerus cornutus (Pallas, 1772)
  • Apate terebrans (Pallas, 1772)
  • Prostephanus truncatus (Horn, 1878)
  • Species found in Australia
    Bostrichidae Mantis Catalogue of Bostrichidae

  • Dinoderus minutus (Fabricius)
  • Lyctus brunneus (Stephens)
  • Lyctus discedens Blackburn
  • Lyctus parallelocollis Blackburn
  • Mesoxylion collaris (Erichson)
  • Mesoxylion cylindricus (Macleay)
  • Minthea rugicollis (Walker)
  • Rhyzopertha dominica (Fabricius) - lesser grain borer
  • Sinoxylon anale (Lesne)
  • Xylion cylindricus Macleay
  • Xylobosca bispinosa (Macleay)
  • Xylodeleis obsipa Germar
  • Xylopsocus gibbicollis (Macleay)
  • Xylothrips religiosus (Boisduval)
  • Xylotillus lindi (Blackburn)
  • Species found in the United Kingdom
  • Bostrichus capucinus
  • Bostrychoplites cornutus (Olivier, 1790)
  • Stephanopachys substriatus
  • Trogoxylon parallelopipedum
  • Lyctus cavicollis
  • Lyctus linearis (Goeze, 1877)
  • Lyctus planicollis
  • Lyctus sinensis
  • Fossil species
  • Discoclavata dominicanaPoinar Jr, 2013

  • Bostrichidae httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

    Bostrichidae Wood Boring Beetle Families Bostrichidae

    Bostrichidae Bostrichidae Wikipdia

    Bostrichidae Bostrichidae

    References

    Bostrichidae Wikipedia