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Taxonomy of Family Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802
Auger beetles, Bostrichid beetles, Bostrichid powder-post beetles, Branch and twig borers, Branch borers, Branch-a, False powder-post beetles, false powderpost beetle, False powderpost beetles, Horned Powder-post Beetles, Horned powderpost beetles, Powderpost beetles, Twig borers


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
592
62779
813516
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
274
54416
687671
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Bostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
7
863
8707
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Bostrichoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carpet Beetles, Death-watch Beetles, Powder-post Beetles
7
863
8707
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyBostrichidae
Latreille, 1802
Auger beetles, Bostrichid beetles, Branch and twig borers
138
1553
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802
SubfamilyApatinae
Jacquelin du Val, 1861
  ⇒ Bostrichinae
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyBostrichinae
Latreille, 1802
Auger beetles
63
1094
Genera
Species
SubfamilyDinoderinae
C.G. Thomson, 1863
8
100
Genera
Species
SubfamilyDysidinae
Lesne, 1921
2
6
Genera
Species
SubfamilyEndecatominae
LeConte, 1861
  ⇒ Endecatomidae
2
6
Genera
Species
SubfamilyEuderiinae
Lesne, 1934
1
1
Genus
Species
SubfamilyLyctinae
Billberg, 1820
Powder-post Beetles, Powderpost beetles
15
172
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPolycaoninae
Lesne, 1896
2
44
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPsoinae
Blanchard, 1851
7
25
Genera
Species
GenusAcrepis
LeConte, 1852
2Species
GenusAlitrepanum
Peng, Jiang, Engel & Wang, 2022
1Species
GenusAllaeocnemis
LeConte, 1853
1Species
GenusApatodes
Blackburn, 1889
1Species
GenusBostricilus
Geoffroy, 1762
2Species
GenusBostrycholites
Lesne, 1899
1Species
GenusBostrychulus
Lesne, 1899
11Species
GenusBostrychus
Lacepède, 1801
  ⇒ Bostrichus
41Species
GenusBrostrichus
Trost, 1801
0Species
GenusCaenophrada
Waterhouse, 1888
1Species
GenusCretolgus
Legalov & Háva, 2020
1Species
GenusDinoderastes
Lesne, 1914
0Species
GenusDiscoclavata
Poinar, 2013
1Species
GenusEulyctus
Jacobson, 1916
0Species
GenusExopioides
Guérin-Méneville, 1844
  ⇒ Melalgus
3Species
GenusExops
Curtis, 1839
  ⇒ Polycaon
2Species
GenusExopsoides
Guérin-Méneville, 1845
0Species
GenusGracilenta
Zhang, Meng & Beaver, 2022
1Species
GenusHeterarthron
Dejean, 1836
  ⇒ Melalgus
18Species
GenusHeterarthrum
Agassiz, 1846
  ⇒ Melalgus
0Species
GenusInfrantenna
Liu & Sittichaya, 2022
1Species
GenusLepidosomus
Agassiz, 1846
  ⇒ Polygraphus
1Species
GenusLictus
Melsheimer, 1806
  ⇒ Lyctus
0Species
GenusLyctenoplus
1Species
GenusLyctopholis
Reitter, 1879
2Species
GenusOctomeristes
Liu & Beaver, 2016
2Species
GenusPatea
Casey, 1898
0Species
GenusPlesioxylion
Liu & Beaver, 2023
1Species
GenusPoinarinius
Legalov, 2018
1Species
GenusProtapate
Wickham, 1912
1Species
GenusPsoanus
Rafinesque, 1815
  ⇒ Psoa
0Species
GenusRhizopertha
Agassiz & Erichson, 1845
  ⇒ Rhyzopertha
6Species
GenusSinoxylum
Agassiz, 1846
  ⇒ Sinoxylon
0Species
GenusSinthura
1Species
GenusTrypocladius
Lucas, 1849
  ⇒ Sinoxylon
0Species
GenusTrypocladus
Guérin-Méneville, 1845
0Species
GenusXilobiops
1Species
GenusXylotrypes
Agassiz, 1846
0Species

Synonyms
Bostrichus angustatus (Casey, 1898)
Bostrychidae (Wollaston, 1867)
Lyctidae (Billberg, 1820)
Psoidae (Schilsky, 1899)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Bostrichidae
GermanBohrkäfer, Holzbohrkäfer
EnglishAuger beetles, Bostrichid beetles, Bostrichid powder-post beetles, Branch and twig borers, Branch borers, Branch-a, False powder-post beetles, False powderpost beetle, False powderpost beetles, Horned Powder-post Beetles, Horned powderpost beetles, Powderpost beetles, Twig borers
DutchBoorders, Boorkevers, Drooghoutboorders
DanishHættebiller
SwedishKapuschongbaggar
FinnishHuppukuoriaiset
NorwegianHettebiller


Distribution and Species lists of Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802
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Afghanistan
3 Genera  4 Species
Albania
12 Genera  16 Species
Algeria
23 Genera  36 Species
Angola
10 Genera  13 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
3 Genera  3 Species
Argentina
24 Genera  44 Species
Armenia
9 Genera  10 Species
Australia
32 Genera  105 Species
Austria
18 Genera  43 Species
Azerbaijan
10 Genera  15 Species
Bahamas
5 Genera  6 Species
Bahrain
1 Genus  1 Species
Bangladesh
1 Genus  1 Species
Belarus
4 Genera  12 Species
Belgium
12 Genera  29 Species
Belize
1 Genus  2 Species
Benin
3 Genera  2 Species
Bhutan
4 Genera  5 Species
Bolivia
11 Genera  17 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
11 Genera  16 Species
Botswana
3 Genera  4 Species
Brazil
25 Genera  63 Species
Bulgaria
11 Genera  17 Species
Burkina Faso
2 Genera  2 Species
Burundi
1 Genus  1 Species
Cambodia
8 Genera  8 Species
Cameroon
10 Genera  29 Species
Canada
23 Genera  42 Species
Cape Verde
7 Genera  7 Species
Chad
3 Genera  4 Species
Chile
8 Genera  13 Species
China
29 Genera  52 Species
Colombia
19 Genera  33 Species
Comoros
7 Genera  12 Species
Costa Rica
18 Genera  25 Species
Croatia
13 Genera  22 Species
Cuba
10 Genera  13 Species
Cyprus
13 Genera  18 Species
Czech Republic
13 Genera  24 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
13 Genera  21 Species
Denmark
10 Genera  16 Species
Djibouti
2 Genera  2 Species
Dominica
6 Genera  6 Species
Dominican Republic
7 Genera  8 Species
Ecuador
12 Genera  15 Species
Egypt
20 Genera  38 Species
El Salvador
2 Genera  3 Species
Equatorial Guinea
3 Genera  3 Species
Eritrea
9 Genera  11 Species
Estonia
6 Genera  16 Species
Ethiopia
12 Genera  21 Species
Fiji
7 Genera  8 Species
Finland
9 Genera  26 Species
France
24 Genera  61 Species
Gabon
7 Genera  12 Species
Gambia
12 Genera  19 Species
Georgia
11 Genera  11 Species
Germany
27 Genera  77 Species
Ghana
3 Genera  4 Species
Greece
16 Genera  24 Species
Grenada
2 Genera  2 Species
Guatemala
9 Genera  16 Species
Guinea
3 Genera  4 Species
Guinea-Bissau
8 Genera  10 Species
Guyana
3 Genera  4 Species
Haiti
2 Genera  2 Species
Honduras
8 Genera  9 Species
Hungary
14 Genera  20 Species
Iceland
5 Genera  6 Species
India
32 Genera  76 Species
Indonesia
19 Genera  39 Species
Iran
12 Genera  18 Species
Iraq
10 Genera  14 Species
Ireland
8 Genera  15 Species
Israel
15 Genera  20 Species
Italy
28 Genera  62 Species
Ivory Coast
5 Genera  8 Species
Jamaica
5 Genera  7 Species
Japan
13 Genera  25 Species
Jordan
2 Genera  2 Species
Kazakhstan
5 Genera  8 Species
Kenya
18 Genera  31 Species
Kyrgyzstan
2 Genera  2 Species
Laos
11 Genera  13 Species
Latvia
4 Genera  8 Species
Lebanon
4 Genera  4 Species
Lesotho
1 Genus  1 Species
Liberia
10 Genera  10 Species
Libya
16 Genera  21 Species
Liechtenstein
1 Genus  2 Species
Lithuania
3 Genera  5 Species
Luxembourg
4 Genera  10 Species
Madagascar
20 Genera  46 Species
Malawi
4 Genera  4 Species
Malaysia
14 Genera  18 Species
Mali
2 Genera  2 Species
Malta
2 Genera  2 Species
Mauritania
2 Genera  4 Species
Mauritius
8 Genera  12 Species
Mexico
25 Genera  71 Species
Micronesia
3 Genera  7 Species
Moldova
4 Genera  5 Species
Montenegro
10 Genera  13 Species
Morocco
21 Genera  36 Species
Mozambique
18 Genera  26 Species
Myanmar
11 Genera  23 Species
Namibia
11 Genera  17 Species
Nauru
1 Genus  1 Species
Nepal
2 Genera  4 Species
Netherlands
17 Genera  40 Species
New Zealand
9 Genera  16 Species
Nicaragua
13 Genera  14 Species
Nigeria
8 Genera  14 Species
Niue
1 Genus  2 Species
Norway
12 Genera  33 Species
Oman
4 Genera  6 Species
Pakistan
8 Genera  9 Species
Panama
9 Genera  12 Species
Papua New Guinea
9 Genera  16 Species
Paraguay
9 Genera  17 Species
Peru
15 Genera  23 Species
Philippines
12 Genera  24 Species
Poland
12 Genera  36 Species
Portugal
16 Genera  26 Species
Qatar
1 Genus  1 Species
Republic of the Congo
8 Genera  11 Species
Republic South Africa
27 Genera  71 Species
Romania
13 Genera  16 Species
Russia
13 Genera  33 Species
Rwanda
2 Genera  3 Species
Saint Lucia
4 Genera  4 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Genus  1 Species
Samoa
1 Genus  3 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
2 Genera  2 Species
Saudi Arabia
8 Genera  10 Species
Senegal
13 Genera  21 Species
Serbia
10 Genera  15 Species
Seychelles
3 Genera  3 Species
Sierra Leone
9 Genera  11 Species
Singapore
2 Genera  2 Species
Slovakia
11 Genera  14 Species
Slovenia
11 Genera  16 Species
Solomon Islands
6 Genera  12 Species
Somalia
8 Genera  8 Species
South Korea
8 Genera  13 Species
Spain
22 Genera  50 Species
Sri Lanka
17 Genera  27 Species
Sudan
4 Genera  4 Species
Suriname
6 Genera  5 Species
Sweden
23 Genera  61 Species
Switzerland
15 Genera  28 Species
Syria
16 Genera  23 Species
Taiwan
17 Genera  40 Species
Tajikistan
2 Genera  3 Species
Tanzania
14 Genera  23 Species
Thailand
11 Genera  14 Species
Togo
4 Genera  6 Species
Tonga
1 Genus  1 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
1 Genus  1 Species
Tunisia
22 Genera  34 Species
Turkey
15 Genera  24 Species
Turkmenistan
9 Genera  13 Species
Uganda
6 Genera  9 Species
Ukraine
10 Genera  20 Species
United Arab Emirates
1 Genus  1 Species
United Kingdom
25 Genera  55 Species
Uruguay
3 Genera  4 Species
USA
42 Genera  195 Species
Uzbekistan
3 Genera  8 Species
Vanuatu
1 Genus  1 Species
Venezuela
18 Genera  28 Species
Vietnam
20 Genera  37 Species
Yemen
15 Genera  26 Species
Zambia
5 Genera  6 Species
Zimbabwe
12 Genera  21 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


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