Lyctus (beetle)
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''Lyctus'' is a genus of powder-post 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. The head of most auger beetles cannot be seen from above, as it is down ...
, being present on all continents except
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Species

These species belong to the genus ''Lyctus'': * '' Lyctus africanus'' Lesne, 1907 i c g b (African powderpost beetle) * '' Lyctus argentinensis'' Santoro, 1960 i c g * '' Lyctus asiaticus'' Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1976 i c g * ''
Lyctus brunneus ''Lyctus brunneus'' is a xylophage (wood-eating) insect i c g b (brown powderpost beetle) * '' Lyctus carbonarius'' Waltl, 1832 i c g b (southern lyctus beetle, = ''Lyctus planicollis'') * '' Lyctus caribeanus'' Lesne, 1931 i c g b * '' Lyctus cavicollis'' LeCOnte, 1866 i c g b (shiny powderpost beetle) * '' Lyctus chacoensis'' Santoro, 1960 i c g * '' Lyctus chilensis'' Gerberg, 1957 i c g * '' Lyctus cinereus'' Blanchard, 1851 i c g * '' Lyctus discedens'' Blackburn, 1888 i c g * '' Lyctus hipposideros'' Lesne, 1908 i c g * '' Lyctus histeroides'' Fabricius, 1792 g * '' Lyctus kosciuszkoi'' Borowski and Wegrzynowicz, 2007 c g * '' Lyctus linearis'' (Goeze, 1777) i c g b (European powderpost beetle) * '' Lyctus longicornis'' Reitter, 1879 i c g * '' Lyctus opaculus'' LeConte, 1866 i c g b * '' Lyctus parallelocollis'' Blackburn, 1888 i c g * '' Lyctus parvulus'' Casey, 1885 i g * '' Lyctus patagonicus'' Santoro, 1960 i c g * '' Lyctus pubescens'' Panzer, 1793 i c g * '' Lyctus simplex'' Reitter, 1879 i c g * '' Lyctus sinensis'' Lesne, 1911 i c g * '' Lyctus suturalis'' Faldermann, 1837 i c g * '' Lyctus tomentosus'' Reitter, 1879 i c g * '' Lyctus turkestanicus'' Lesne, 1935 i c g * '' Lyctus villosus'' Lesne, 1911 i c g b Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net


References


External links


''Lyctus'' at Fauna Europaea
* * Bostrichidae {{Bostrichidae-stub