Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Smoky Mountains
University of Tennessee Biological Field Station
August 8-10, 2008
 
Photos from the gathering
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Carpet, Powder-post and Death-watch Beetles (Bostrichoidea) » Horned Powder-post Beetles (Bostrichidae)
Photo#202004
Wood borer
Copyright © 2008 Jonas Insinga

Wood borer
University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA
May 31, 2008
This is one of those tiny beetle about the size of a grain of rice.
Any ideas?
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Jonas Insinga on 15 July, 2008 - 6:09am
Last updated 23 August, 2008 - 3:44pm

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 23 August, 2008 - 3:44pm login or register to post comments

Bostrichid
This is in the family Bostrichidae. Bark beetles (Scolytinae) have, mostly, a compact club (all the segments fused). This beetle, as with many bostrichids, has a loose club with unfused segments.

This might be Prostephanus, but I would wait for confirmation.
… Brad Barnd, 15 July, 2008 - 11:09am login or register to post comments

Maybe
Bostrichidae (Horned Powder-post Beetles)
… John R. Maxwell, 15 July, 2008 - 10:06am login or register to post comments

 
Scloytinae?
Bark beetle. The Bostrichidae don't have clubbed antennae
… margarethe brummermann, 15 July, 2008 - 10:18am login or register to post comments

 
Not an expert
I'm just learning so I am asking questions...
I just looked them up (new to me) and it looks like the Scolytinae have a single knob on the end while many of the Bostrichidae have multiple flattened segments at the end?
… John R. Maxwell, 15 July, 2008 - 11:08am login or register to post comments

 
2nd one
...
… Jonas Insinga, 15 July, 2008 - 6:27pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2008 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact