Species Lyctus cavicollis - Shiny Powderpost Beetle

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Works Cited

Lyctus cavicollis LeConte - Lyctus cavicollis

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 cavicollis (Shiny Powderpost Beetle)

Other Common Names

Western Lyctus Beetle

Explanation of Names

Lyctus cavicollis LeConte 1866

Size

2.5-5 mm(1)

Range

e. US (NY-IA to FL-AR) + BC-CA(1)(2); adventive in Europe(3)

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.

2.	Bousquet Y., ed. (1991) Checklist of the beetles of Canada and Alaska

3.	Coleoptera families other than Cerambycidae, Curculionidae sensu lato, Chrysomelidae sensu lato and Coccinelidae -- Chapter 8.5 Denux O., Zagatti P. 2010. BioRisk 4: 315–406.

Contributed by v belov on 2 March, 2011 - 7:43pm
Last updated 25 February, 2014 - 5:07pm

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