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Checklist for Subfamily Bostrichinae Latreille, 1802 (auger beetles)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
85
1563
3957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
79
1347
3256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
3
28
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bostrichoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carpet Beetles, Death-watch Beetles, Powder-post Beetles
3
28
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBostrichidae
Latreille, 1802
Auger beetles, Bostrichid beetles, Branch and twig borers
17
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBostrichinae
Latreille, 1802
Auger beetles
12
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
12 Genera with 16 Species
Amphicerus Guérin-Ménev..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Apate Fabricius, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Bostrichus Geoffroy, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Heterobostrychus Lesne, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Lichenophanes Lesne, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Paraxylion Lesne, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Sinoxylon Duftschmid, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Xylocis Lesne, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Xylodeleis Lesne, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Xylophorus Lesne, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Xylopsocus Lesne, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Xylothrips Lesne, 18011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
16 Species
Amphicerus (Caenophrada) anobioides Waterhouse, 1888
Apate submedia Walker, 1858Desert milkweed
Bostrichus moderatus Walker, 1859
Bostrichus vertens Walker, 1859
Heterobostrychus aequalis Waterhouse, 1884Black borer
Heterobostrychus hamatipennis Lesne, 1895Bostrichid beetle
Lichenophanes carinipennis Lewis, 1896
Paraxylion bifer Lesne, 1932
Sinoxylon anale Lesne, 1897Auger beetle
Sinoxylon unidentatum Fabricius, 1801Conifer Auger Beetle
Xylocis tortilicornis Lesne, 1901
Xylodeleis obsipa Germar, 1848Auger beetle
Xylophorus abnormis Lesne, 1906
Xylophorus ceylonicus Lesne, 1941
Xylopsocus capucinus Fabricius, 1781False powder-post beetle
Xylothrips flavipes Illiger, 1801Auger beetle

Subnodes of Bostrichinae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
TribeApatini
Billberg, 1820
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeBostrichini
Latreille, 1802
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSinoxylini
Marseul, 1857
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeXyloperthini
Lesne, 1921
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bostrichinae at artfakta.se
Bostrichinae at dyntaxa.se
Bostrichinae at itis.gov