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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
4213
16123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
78
1509
6505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
71
1262
5308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
3
17
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bostrichoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carpet Beetles, Death-watch Beetles, Powder-post Beetles
3
17
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBostrichidae
Latreille, 1802
Auger beetles, Bostrichid beetles, Branch and twig borers
9
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
9 Genera with 16 Species
Cephalotoma Lesne, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Dinoderus Stephens, 1897Bamboo Post-powder Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Heterobostrychus Lesne, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Minthea Pascoe, 1931Tropical Powderpost Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Rhizopertha Agassiz & Er..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Rhyzopertha Stephens, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Sinoxylon Duftschmid, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Xylopsocus Lesne, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Xylothrips Lesne, 18352SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
16 Species
Cephalotoma singularis Lesne, 1911Fringed hibiscus
Dinoderus (Dinoderus) brevis G. Horn, 1878
Dinoderus (Dinoderus) minutus Fabricius, 1775Bamboo borer
Dinoderus (Dinoderus) nitidus Lesne, 1897
Heterobostrychus aequalis Waterhouse, 1884Black borer
Minthea reticulata Lesne, 1931Powder-post beetle
Rhizopertha papuensis (WJ Macleay, 1886)⇒ Heterobostrychus aequalis Waterhouse, 1884
Rhyzopertha dominica Fabricius, 1792American wheat weevil
Sinoxylon conigerum (Gerstaecker, 1855)⇒ Sinoxylon unidentatum Fabricius, 1801
Sinoxylon unidentatum Fabricius, 1801Conifer Auger Beetle
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 Papua New Guinea
SubfamilyBostrichinae
Latreille, 1802
auger beetles
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDinoderinae
C.G. Thomson, 1863
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLyctinae
Billberg, 1820
Powder-post Beetles, Powderpost beetles
2
2
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