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Heterobostrychus
Genus
Heterobostrychus
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
Bostrichinae
Tribe
Bostrichini
Genus
Heterobostrychus
Explanation of Names
Heterobostrychus
Lesne 1899
Numbers
3 spp. (all adventive) in our area, 6 spp. total
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1
)
Size
10-15 mm
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1
)
Identification
key to spp. in
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1
)
Range
native to the warmer areas of the Old World; 3 spp. established in the US (FL & CA)
(
1
)
Works Cited
1.
Heterobostrychus hamatipennis Lesne (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) new to Florida
R. Beiriger. 2010. Insecta Mundi 0138: 1-5.
Contributed by
Ken Schneider
on 19 November, 2008 - 11:10am
Additional contributions by
v belov
Last updated 6 December, 2012 - 8:35am