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Southern Lyctus Beetle (Lyctus carbonarius)
Species
Lyctus carbonarius
- Southern Lyctus Beetle
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
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1
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Range
e. NA to Calif. / Mex. -
Map
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1
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2
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3
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; introduced to Europe
Food
hosts:
Quercus, Fraxinus
, wood post in houses
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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.
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Contributed by
Joyce Gross
on 1 January, 2007 - 1:39pm
Additional contributions by
Mike Quinn
,
v belov
Last updated 8 March, 2025 - 2:44pm