''Dinoderus'' is a genus of bamboo powderpost beetles in the family
Bostrichidae
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.
Anatomy
The head of most auger beetles cannot be seen from above, as ...
. There are more than 20 described species in ''Dinoderus''.
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Description
In adults of ''Dinoderus'', the pronotum
The prothorax is the foremost of the three segments in the thorax of an insect, and bears the first pair of legs. Its principal sclerites (exoskeletal plates) are the pronotum (dorsal), the prosternum (ventral), and the propleuron (lateral) on e ...
is hood-like and conceals the head from above (a feature shared with other Dinoderinae). The body ranges from 2.2 to 4.5 mm in length. The pronotum has posterolateral carina, though these are weakly developed in some species. The elytra
An elytron (; ; : elytra, ) is a modified, hardened forewing of beetles (Coleoptera), though a few of the true bugs (Hemiptera) such as the family Schizopteridae are extremely similar; in true bugs, the forewings are called hemelytra (sometime ...
are never more than twice as long as the pronotum. The second segment of the antenna is less than half as long as the first segment.
Pests
Some species in this genus, namely ''D. japonicus'', ''D. minutus'', ''D. ocellaris'' and ''D. brevis'' are major pests of bamboo
Bamboos are a diverse group of mostly evergreen perennial plant, perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily (biology), subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family, in th ...
, attacking both harvested culms and finished products. Adults enter culms via wounds or cut ends, make horizontal tunnels and deposit eggs
An egg is an organic vessel in which an embryo begins to develop.
Egg, EGG or eggs may also refer to:
Biology
* Egg cell, the female reproductive cell (gamete) in oogamous organisms
Food
* Eggs as food
Places
* Egg, Austria
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. These hatch into larvae
A larva (; : larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage. Animals with indirect developmental biology, development such as insects, some arachnids, amphibians, or cnidarians typical ...
, which bore longitudinally in culms, making criss-crossing tunnels.cassava
''Manihot esculenta'', common name, commonly called cassava, manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America, from Brazil, Paraguay and parts of the Andes. Although ...
chips.
Species
These 28 species belong to the genus ''Dinoderus'':
* '' Dinoderus bifoveolatus'' (Wollaston, 1858)
* '' Dinoderus borneanus'' Lesne, 1933
* '' Dinoderus brevis'' Horn, 1878
* '' Dinoderus creberrimus'' Lesne, 1941
* '' Dinoderus cuneicollis'' Wickham, 1913
* '' Dinoderus distinctus'' Lesne, 1897
* '' Dinoderus exilis'' Lesne, 1932
* '' Dinoderus favosus'' Lesne, 1911
* '' Dinoderus gabonicus'' Lesne, 1921
* ''Dinoderus gardneri
''Dinoderus'' is a genus of bamboo powderpost beetles in the family Bostrichidae. There are more than 20 described species in ''Dinoderus''.
Description
In adults of ''Dinoderus'', the pronotum is hood-like and conceals the head from above (a ...
'' Lesne, 1933
* ''Dinoderus glabripennis
''Dinoderus'' is a genus of bamboo powderpost beetles in the family Bostrichidae. There are more than 20 described species in ''Dinoderus''.
Description
In adults of ''Dinoderus'', the pronotum is hood-like and conceals the head from above (a ...
'' Lesne, 1911
* '' Dinoderus japonicus'' Lesne, 1895 (Japanese shot-hole borer)
* ''Dinoderus koi
''Dinoderus'' is a genus of bamboo powderpost beetles in the family Bostrichidae. There are more than 20 described species in ''Dinoderus''.
Description
In adults of ''Dinoderus'', the pronotum is hood-like and conceals the head from above (a ...
'' Borowski & Wegrzynowicz, 2013
* ''Dinoderus mangiferae
''Dinoderus'' is a genus of bamboo powderpost beetles in the family Bostrichidae. There are more than 20 described species in ''Dinoderus''.
Description
In adults of ''Dinoderus'', the pronotum is hood-like and conceals the head from above (a ...
'' Lesne, 1921
* '' Dinoderus minutus'' (Fabricius, 1775) (bamboo powderpost beetle)
* ''Dinoderus nitidus
''Dinoderus'' is a genus of bamboo powderpost beetles in the family Bostrichidae. There are more than 20 described species in ''Dinoderus''.
Description
In adults of ''Dinoderus'', the Prothorax, pronotum is hood-like and conceals the head fro ...
'' Lesne, 1897
* ''Dinoderus oblongopunctatus
''Dinoderus'' is a genus of bamboo powderpost beetles in the family Bostrichidae. There are more than 20 described species in ''Dinoderus''.
Description
In adults of ''Dinoderus'', the pronotum is hood-like and conceals the head from above (a ...
'' Lesne, 1923
* ''Dinoderus ocellaris
''Dinoderus'' is a genus of bamboo powderpost beetles in the family Bostrichidae. There are more than 20 described species in ''Dinoderus''.
Description
In adults of ''Dinoderus'', the pronotum is hood-like and conceals the head from above (a ...
'' Stephens, 1830
* ''Dinoderus ochraceipennis
''Dinoderus'' is a genus of bamboo powderpost beetles in the family Bostrichidae. There are more than 20 described species in ''Dinoderus''.
Description
In adults of ''Dinoderus'', the pronotum is hood-like and conceals the head from above (a ...
'' Lesne, 1906
* ''Dinoderus papuanus
''Dinoderus'' is a genus of bamboo powderpost beetles in the family Bostrichidae. There are more than 20 described species in ''Dinoderus''.
Description
In adults of ''Dinoderus'', the pronotum is hood-like and conceals the head from above (a ...
'' Lesne, 1899
* ''Dinoderus perfoliatus
''Dinoderus'' is a genus of bamboo powderpost beetles in the family Bostrichidae. There are more than 20 described species in ''Dinoderus''.
Description
In adults of ''Dinoderus'', the pronotum is hood-like and conceals the head from above (a ...
'' Gorham, 1886
* '' Dinoderus perplexus'' Lesne, 1932
* '' Dinoderus piceolus'' Lesne, 1933
* '' Dinoderus politulus'' Lesne, 1941
* '' Dinoderus porcellus'' Lesne, 1923
* '' Dinoderus punctatissimus'' Lesne, 1897
* '' Dinoderus scabricauda'' Lesne, 1914
* '' Dinoderus speculifer'' Lesne, 1895
References
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