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Bostrichidae

Synonyms: Bostrychidae; Psoidae

Wikipedia Abstract

The Bostrichidae are a family of beetles with more than 700 described species. They are commonly called auger beetles, false powderpost beetles, or horned powderpost beetles. The head of most auger beetles cannot be seen from above, as it is downwardly directed and hidden by the thorax. Exceptions are the powderpost beetles (subfamily Lyctinae), and members of the subfamily Psoinae. Bostrychoplites cornutus has large, distinctive thoracic horns, and is found in parts of Africa and Arabia; it is often imported to Europe as larvae in African wooden bowls ("ethnic souvenirs") .
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Genus

Acantholyctus (2)
Alitrepanum (1)
Amintinus (9)
Amphicerus (Apple twig borer) (14)
Apate (16)
Apatides (1)
Apoleon (1)
Bostrichus (4)
Bostrycharis (1)
Bostrychoplites (15)
Bostrychopsis (24)
Calodectes (1)
Calodrypta (1)
Calonistes (2)
Calopertha (4)
Calophagus (2)
Calophorus (2)
Cephalotoma (3)
Chilenius (2)
Coccographis (1)
Cretolgus (1)
Ctenobostrychus (1)
Dendrobiella (5)
Dexicrates (1)
Dinapate (Palm borer) (2)
Dinoderopsis (3)
Dinoderus (Bamboo borer) (31)
Discoclavata (1)
Dolichobostrychus (5)
Dysides (3)
Endecatomus (4)
Enneadesmus (13)
Euderia (1)
Gracilenta (1)
Heterobostrychus (7)
Heteropsoa (2)
Infrantenna (1)
Lichenophanes (41)
Loranthophila (1)
Lycthoplites (1)
Lyctoderma (4)
Lyctodon (1)
Lyctopsis (3)
Lyctoxylon (3)
Lyctus (Southern lyctus beetle) (25)
Megabostrichus (1)
Melalgus (25)
Mesoxylion (3)
Micrapate (42)
Minthea (Powderpost beetle) (8)
Neoterius (3)
Octodesmus (4)
Octomeristes (1)
Parabostrychus (2)
Paraxylion (1)
Paraxylogenes (1)
Phonapate (12)
Phyllyctus (1)
Plioxylion (1)
Poinarinius (1)
Polycaon (Stout's bostrichid) (4)
Prostephanus (5)
Protapate (1)
Psicula (1)
Psoa (5)
Psoidia (1)
Rhizoperthodes (1)
Rhyzopertha (Lesser grain borer) (1)
Scobicia (Short-circuit beetle) (11)
Sifidius (2)
Sinocalon (3)
Sinoxylodes (1)
Sinoxylon (52)
Stenomera (2)
Stephanopachys (18)
Tetrapriocera (4)
Tristaria (1)
Trogoxylon (15)
Xylion (7)
Xylionopsis (3)
Xylionulus (4)
Xylobiops (6)
Xyloblaptus (3)
Xylobosca (11)
Xylocis (1)
Xylodectes (2)
Xylodeleis (1)
Xylodrypta (3)
Xylogenes (6)
Xylomedes (7)
Xylomeira (1)
Xylopertha (4)
Xyloperthella (4)
Xyloperthodes (16)
Xylophorus (2)
Xyloprista (4)
Xylopsocus (Auger beetle) (18)
Xylothrips (4)
Xylotillus (1)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0