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Xylobiops
horned powder-post beetles, red-shouldered bostrichid (X. basilaris)
Xylobiops is a genus of beetles in the family Bostrichidae, commonly known as horned powder-post beetles. The genus was established by Casey in 1898 and contains approximately six described species distributed primarily in North America. These beetles are wood-boring insects associated with dead or dying hardwoods. The most frequently encountered species is Xylobiops basilaris, commonly called the red-shouldered bostrichid.