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Tribe Bostrichini

Bostrichidae - Amphicerus bicaudatus Apatides fortis Amphicerus cornutus Pallas - Amphicerus cornutus - male Lichenophanes bicornis? - Lichenophanes bicornis Apatides fortis? - Apatides fortis Amphicerus simplex? - Amphicerus simplex Lichenophanes bicornis beetle - Lichenophanes bicornis
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
Numbers
5 genera in our area(1), 16 total(2)
Identification
KEY TO THE GENERA OF BOSTRICHINI (3)
Range
worldwide
Remarks
one of the largest tribes of Bostrichidae, containing many genera which are found in all parts of the world. Species belonging to nine of these genera are either established in the United States, or have been intercepted in commerce. (3)
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
2.World catalogue of Bostrichidae (Coleoptera)
Borowski J., Węgrzynowicz P. 2007. Mantis, Olsztyn, 247 pp.
3.A revision of the North American species of beetles belonging to the family Bostrichidae.
W.S. Fisher. 1950. United States Department of Agriculture Miscellaneous Publications No. 168: 1-157.
Contributed by v belov on 11 March, 2010 - 8:11pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 27 October, 2024 - 12:47pm

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