AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Family Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802 (Auger beetles)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
105
3249
10843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
97
2978
9806
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
3
71
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bostrichoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carpet Beetles, Death-watch Beetles, Powder-post Beetles
3
71
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBostrichidae
Latreille, 1802
Auger beetles, Bostrichid beetles, Branch and twig borers
22
53
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
22 Genera with 53 Species
#ABDHLMRSTX
Amphicerus Guérin-Ménev..., 17872SpeciesTaxom
Apate Fabricius, 17723SpeciesTaxom
Bostrichus Geoffroy, 182613SpeciesTaxom
Dendrobiella Casey, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Dinoderus Stephens, 1775Bamboo Post-powder Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Discoclavata Poinar, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Dominikia Borowski & W..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Heterobostrychus Lesne, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Lyctus Fabricius, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Melalgus Dejean, 19066SpeciesTaxom
Micrapate Casey, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Minthea Pascoe, 1858Tropical Powderpost Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Rhyzopertha Stephens, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Sinoxylon Duftschmid, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Tetrapriocera Horn, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Trogoxylon J.L.LeConte, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Xylion Lesne, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Xylobiops Casey, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Xylodeleis Lesne, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Xylomeira Lesne, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Xylopsocus Lesne, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Xylothrips Lesne, 18351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
53 Species
Amphicerus (Amphicerus) cornutus Pallas, 1772Powderpost beetle
Amphicerus (Amphicerus) hamatus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Apate terebrans Pallas, 1772
Apate hamatus Fabricius, 1787
Apate monachus Fabricius, 1775Black borer
Apate terebrans Pallas, 1772Girdler
Bostrichus areccae (Horn, 1842)⇒ Hypothenemus areccae Hornung, 1842
Bostrichus capucinus Linnaeus, 1758Capuchin Beetle
Bostrichus carpophagus (Hornung, 1842)⇒ Coccotrypes carpophagus Hornung, 1842
Bostrichus cristatus Fabricius, 1801
Bostrichus crudiae Panzer, 1791
Bostrichus dactyliperda (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Coccotrypes dactyliperda Fabricius, 1801
Bostrichus ferrugineus (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Xyleborus ferrugineus Fabricius, 1801
Bostrichus frontalis (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Pagiocerus frontalis Fabricius, 1801
Bostrichus parallelus (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Euplatypus parallelus Fabricius, 1801
Bostrichus plumeriae Nordlinger, 1856
Bostrichus varians Fabricius, 1801
Bostrichus volvulus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Xyleborus volvulus Fabricius, 1775
Bostrichus xylographus (Say, 1826)⇒ Pityogenes chalcographus Linnaeus, 1761
Dendrobiella isthmicola Lesne, 1933
Dendrobiella sericea Mulsant & Wa..., 1852
Dendrobiella sublaevis (Casey, 1898)⇒ Dendrobiella sericea Mulsant & Wa..., 1852
Dinoderus (Dinoderus) distinctus Lesne, 1897
Dinoderus (Dinoderus) minutus Fabricius, 1775Bamboo borer
Discoclavata dominicana G. Poinar, 2013Extinct Species
Dominikia jesuita (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Bostrychopsis jesuita Fabricius, 1775
Heterobostrychus aequalis Waterhouse, 1884Black borer
Lyctus brunneus Stephens, 1830Brown Powder-Post Beetle
Lyctus caribeanus Lesne, 1931
Lyctus parallelocollis Blackburn, 1888Powderpost beetle
Lyctus villosus Lesne, 1911Fringed hibiscus
Melalgus caribbeanus Lesne, 1906
Melalgus caribeanus Lesne, 1906
Melalgus exesus LeConte, 1858Berg-salmon gill worm
Melalgus femoralis (Fabricius, 1792)⇒ Melalgus gonagrus Fabricius, 1798
Melalgus gonagrus Fabricius, 1798
Melalgus jamaicensis Lesne, 1906
Micrapate fusca Lesne, 1899
Minthea rugicollis Walker, 1858Hairy powder-post beetle
Rhyzopertha dominica Fabricius, 1792American wheat weevil
Sinoxylon anale Lesne, 1897Auger beetle
Sinoxylon unidentatum Fabricius, 1801Conifer Auger Beetle
Tetrapriocera longicornis Olivier, 1795
Tetrapriocera schwarzi (Horn, 1878)⇒ Tetrapriocera longicornis Olivier, 1795
Trogoxylon aequale Wollaston, 1867Powderpost beetle
Trogoxylon rectangulum Lesne, 1921
Xylobiops parilis Lesne, 1901
Xylobiops texanus G. Horn, 1878
Xylodeleis obsipa Germar, 1848Auger beetle
Xylomeira torquata (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Xylomeira tridens Fabricius, 1792
Xylomeira tridens Fabricius, 1792Powderpost Beetle
Xylopsocus capucinus Fabricius, 1781False powder-post beetle
Xylopsocus gibbicollis MacLeay, 1873Common auger beetle
Xylothrips religiosus Boisduval, 1835Northern auger beetle

Subnodes of Bostrichidae with occurrences in Caribbean
SubfamilyBostrichinae
Latreille, 1802
auger beetles
15
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDinoderinae
C.G. Thomson, 1863
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLyctinae
Billberg, 1820
Powder-post Beetles, Powderpost beetles
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolycaoninae
Lesne, 1896
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bostrichidae at artfakta.se
Bostrichidae at dyntaxa.se
Bostrichidae at gbif.org
Bostrichidae at irmng.org
Bostrichidae at itis.gov