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Checklist for Family Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802 (Auger beetles)
and region New Guinea (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
397
4697
21747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
396
4696
21746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
381
4612
21406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3397
17247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
65
1298
7004
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
61
1061
5507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
2
11
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bostrichoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carpet Beetles, Death-watch Beetles, Powder-post Beetles
2
11
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBostrichidae
Latreille, 1802
Auger beetles, Bostrichid beetles, Branch and twig borers
9
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Guinea
9 Genera with 18 Species
Bostrichus Geoffroy, 18374SpeciesTaxom
Cephalotoma Lesne, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Dinoderus Stephens, 1899Bamboo Post-powder Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Heterobostrychus Lesne, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Minthea Pascoe, 1931Tropical Powderpost Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Sinoxylon Duftschmid, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Trogoxylon J.L.LeConte, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Xylopsocus Lesne, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Xylothrips Lesne, 18352SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
18 Species
Bostrichus dactyliperda (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Coccotrypes dactyliperda Fabricius, 1801
Bostrichus exiguus Walker, 1859
Bostrichus ferrugineus (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Xyleborus ferrugineus Fabricius, 1801
Bostrichus saxeseni Ratzeburg, 1837
Cephalotoma singularis Lesne, 1911Fringed hibiscus
Dinoderus (Dinoderus) papuanus Lesne, 1899
Heterobostrychus aequalis Waterhouse, 1884Black borer
Minthea humericosta Lesne, 1936
Minthea reticulata Lesne, 1931Powder-post beetle
Trogoxylon punctipenne Fauvel, 1904
Trogoxylon spinifrons Lesne, 1910
Trogoxylon ypsilon Lesne, 1937
Xylopsocus capucinus Fabricius, 1781False powder-post beetle
Xylopsocus castanoptera Fairmaire, 1850Xylopsocus twig borer
Xylopsocus ebeninocollis Lesne, 1901
Xylopsocus gibbicollis MacLeay, 1873Common auger beetle
Xylothrips religiosa Boisduval, 1835
Xylothrips religiosus Boisduval, 1835Northern auger beetle

Subnodes of Bostrichidae with occurrences in New Guinea
SubfamilyBostrichinae
Latreille, 1802
auger beetles
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDinoderinae
C.G. Thomson, 1863
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLyctinae
Billberg, 1820
Powder-post Beetles, Powderpost beetles
3
6
Genera
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