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Lyctus caribeanus
Species
Lyctus caribeanus
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
caribeanus
(Lyctus caribeanus)
Explanation of Names
Lyctus caribeanus
Lesne 1931
Size
2-3.2 mm
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1
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Range
native to Mesoamerica & the Antilles, adventive in NA (NY)
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1
)
Remarks
earliest record in our area: NY 1937
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1
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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.
Contributed by
v belov
on 7 February, 2014 - 11:12pm
Last updated 25 February, 2014 - 3:52pm