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European Powderpost Beetle (Lyctus linearis)
Species
Lyctus linearis
- European Powderpost Beetle
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Bostrichoidea
Family
Bostrichidae (Horned Powder-post Beetles)
Subfamily
Lyctinae (Powder-post Beetles)
Tribe
Lyctini
Genus
Lyctus
Species
linearis
(European Powderpost Beetle)
Other Common Names
European Lyctus Beetle
Explanation of Names
Lyctus linearis
(Goeze 1777)
Size
2.5-5 mm
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Identification
native to w. Palaearctic (now cosmopolitan), adventive in NA; in our area, throughout the US (common) & e. Canada
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Habitat
commonly encountered in commercial hardwood products, especially in seasoned hickory, oak, ash, and walnut
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Remarks
earliest record in our area: IA 1896
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Works Cited
1.
A revision of the New World species of powder-post beetles belonging to the family Lyctidae.
Gerberg, E.J. 1957. USDA Technical Bulletin 1157: 1–55.
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The Derodontidae, Dermestidae, Bostrichidae, and Anobiidae of the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Coleoptera: Bostrichiformia)
C.J. Majka. 2007. Zootaxa 1573: 1–38.
3.
Coleoptera Poloniae
4.
Handbook of urban insects and arachnids: A handbook of urban entomology
Robinson W.H. 2005. Cambridge University Press.
Contributed by
v belov
on 7 February, 2014 - 3:07pm
Last updated 25 February, 2014 - 5:30pm