Powder-post-beetles

Guides

• Apatides

  horned powder-post beetles

  Apatides is a genus of beetles in the family Bostrichidae, commonly referred to as horned powder-post beetles. The genus was established by Casey in 1898 and contains at least four described species, including Apatides fortis, A. pollens, A. puncticeps, and A. robustus. Members of this genus are wood-boring beetles that have been documented in western Texas and neighboring regions, where they are attracted to ultraviolet light sources.

  Bostrichidaewood-boring-beetlespowder-post-beetlesnocturnalultraviolet-attractionNorth-AmericaTexasdesert-fauna

• Dendrobiella

  horned powder-post beetles

  Dendrobiella is a genus of horned powder-post beetles in the family Bostrichidae, established by Casey in 1898. The genus contains approximately seven described species distributed primarily in North and Central America. Members of this genus are wood-boring beetles associated with dead or dying woody vegetation.

  wood-boring-beetlespowder-post-beetlesxylophagousColeopteraBostrichidaeNorth-AmericaCentral-Americaforest-insectsdecomposers

• Lichenophanes

  horned powder-post beetles

  Lichenophanes is a genus of horned powder-post beetles in the family Bostrichidae, established by Lesne in 1899. The genus contains more than 40 described species distributed across the Palaearctic, Oriental, and Nearctic regions. Species are nocturnal wood-borers that develop in dead hardwood trees during initial stages of fungal decomposition. Adults are attracted to artificial light and possess cryptic coloration that camouflages them in bark cracks during daylight hours.

  Bostrichidaepowder-post-beetleswood-boring-beetlesnocturnalsaproxylicPalaearcticOrientalNearctic

• Micrapate

  horned powder-post beetles

  Micrapate 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 at least 40 described species. Members are found in various regions including the Neotropics, with at least one species documented from the cerrado savanna biome of Brazil.

  ColeopteraBostrichidaepowder-post-beetlesNeotropicalBrazilcerrado

• Stephanopachys

  horned powder-post beetles

  Stephanopachys is a genus of horned powder-post beetles (family Bostrichidae) comprising more than 20 described species. The genus was established by Waterhouse in 1888. Members are saproxylic beetles associated with wood decomposition, with at least one species (S. linearis) exhibiting pyrophilous behavior and conservation concern in Europe.

  Bostrichidaepowder-post-beetlessaproxylicconservationpyrophilousEuropeborealalpine

• Xyloperthini

  horned powder-post beetles

  Xyloperthini is a tribe of horned powder-post beetles in the family Bostrichidae, established by Lesne in 1921. The tribe comprises more than 30 genera and approximately 140 described species. Members are characterized by antennal club and pronotal morphology that distinguish them from related tribes. The tribe includes economically significant wood-boring genera such as Xylopertha, Xylothrips, and Calophagus.

  powder-post-beetleswood-boring-beetlesBostrichidaeColeopterapest-insectstimber-pests