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Species Lyctus carbonarius - Southern Lyctus Beetle

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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 carbonarius (Southern Lyctus Beetle)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Lyctus planicollis LeConte 1858
Explanation of Names
Lyctus carbonarius Waltl 1832
carbonarius 'coal-like'
Size
4-6 mm(1)
Range
e. NA to Calif. / Mex. - Map (1)(2)(3)(4); introduced to Europe
Food
hosts: Quercus, Fraxinus, wood post in houses(3)
Internet References
Featured Creatures - University of Florida
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.The Derodontidae, Dermestidae, Bostrichidae, and Anobiidae of the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Coleoptera: Bostrichiformia)
C.J. Majka. 2007. Zootaxa 1573: 1–38.
3.Alien terrestrial arthropods of Europe
Roques A., Kenis M., Lees D., Lopez-Vaamonde C., Rabitsch W., Rasplus J.-Y., Roy D., eds. 2010. BioRisk 4 Special Issue; 2 vols., 1028 pp.
4.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Joyce Gross on 1 January, 2007 - 1:39pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 8 March, 2025 - 2:44pm

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