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Heterachthes
Heterachthes is a genus of longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) established by Newman in 1840. It belongs to the tribe Tropidini within the subfamily Cerambycinae. The genus contains multiple species distributed in the Americas, with records from Colombia and the United States (Vermont). As with other cerambycines, members are wood-boring beetles whose larvae develop in plant material.
Heterachthes quadrimaculatus
Four-spotted Hickory Borer
Heterachthes quadrimaculatus is a species of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae, described by Haldeman in 1847. The common name "Four-spotted Hickory Borer" reflects both its distinctive markings and its known association with hickory trees. Its host plant has been documented as Carya glabra (pignut hickory). The species occurs in eastern North America, with records from Canada (Ontario, Québec) and the United States.
Heterobostrychus brunneus
boxwood borer
Heterobostrychus brunneus, commonly known as the boxwood borer, is a species of horned powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. The species has a remarkably wide distribution spanning Africa, Australia, Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China), and North America. As a member of the Bostrichidae, it belongs to a group of beetles known for their wood-boring habits and association with timber and woody plant materials.
Heterobostrychus hamatipennis
Chinese auger beetle
Heterobostrychus hamatipennis, commonly known as the Chinese auger beetle, is a species of horned powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. It has a notably broad geographic distribution spanning multiple continents including Africa, Europe, Northern Asia, North America, and Southern Asia. The species was first described by Lesne in 1895 under the basionym Bostrychus hamatipennis.
Hylastini
Hylastini is a tribe of bark and ambrosia beetles within the subfamily Scolytinae. These beetles are primarily associated with coniferous host plants across multiple families. The tribe is of significant economic importance due to its role as a forest pest and its potential for international spread through trade in wood products.
Hylesinini
Crenulate Bark Beetles
Hylesinini is a tribe of crenulate bark beetles within the weevil family Curculionidae. The tribe comprises at least 20 genera and approximately 80 described species. Members are characterized by the presence of crenulate (scalloped or notched) elytral declivity, a diagnostic feature distinguishing them from related bark beetle tribes. These beetles are primarily associated with woody plants and are distributed across multiple continents.
Hylesinus aculeatus
eastern ash bark beetle
Hylesinus aculeatus, commonly known as the eastern ash bark beetle, is a species of bark beetle in the family Curculionidae. It is one of approximately 20 species in the genus Hylesinus, which are primarily associated with ash trees (Fraxinus spp.). The species is native to North America and has been documented across a broad geographic range from Canada through the United States. Like other bark beetles in this genus, it is likely a phloem feeder that develops under the bark of host trees, though specific biological details remain poorly documented in published literature.
Hylocurus
Hylocurus is a genus of bark beetles in the family Curculionidae, subfamily Scolytinae. The genus was established by Eichhoff in 1872 and contains approximately a dozen described species. Members of this genus are found in North America, with records from Mexico and the United States including California. Hylocurus species are associated with woody plants; H. hirtellus has been recorded from northern California black walnut (Juglans hindsii).
Hylocurus carinifrons
Hylocurus carinifrons is a species of bark beetle in the family Curculionidae, described by Atkinson in 1989. The species is known from North America. Like other members of the genus Hylocurus, it is associated with woody plants and belongs to the group commonly known as typical bark beetles.
Hylocurus hirtellus
Hylocurus hirtellus is a bark beetle (Scolytinae) described by Wood & Bright in 1992. It has been documented in Middle America and North America, including British Columbia, Canada. The species is known from a new host record involving northern California black walnut (Juglans hindsii), though detailed biological information remains limited.
Hyperplatys californica
Hyperplatys californica is a species of longhorn beetle in the subfamily Lamiinae, described by Casey in 1891. It is a member of the tribe Acanthocinini and has been reared from dead branches of red buckeye (Aesculus pavia) in southeastern Missouri, representing a documented larval host record. The species is part of the diverse North American cerambycid fauna associated with woody plant hosts.
Ips borealis
Northern Engraver Beetle
Ips borealis is a bark beetle species in the family Curculionidae, commonly known as the Northern Engraver Beetle. It is found in North America, with records from Canadian provinces including Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, and New Brunswick. As a member of the genus Ips, it belongs to a group of beetles known as engraver beetles that tunnel beneath tree bark, creating distinctive gallery patterns. The species was described by J.M. Swaine in 1911.
Juniperella mirabilis
Juniper Metallic Wood-boring Beetle
Juniperella mirabilis is a rare metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae, and the sole species in its genus. It is endemic to North America and associated with juniper hosts. The species was described by Knull in 1947 and remains poorly known, with very few documented observations.
Lichenophanes armiger
horned powder-post beetle
Lichenophanes armiger is a species of horned powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. It is native to North America, with records from Canada (Manitoba, Ontario) and the United States. As a member of the Bostrichidae, it belongs to a group of wood-boring beetles commonly known as false powderpost beetles or horned powderpost beetles.
Lichenophanes californicus
horned powder-post beetle
Lichenophanes californicus is a species of horned powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae, first described by Horn in 1878. The species is found in North America. Like other members of the genus Lichenophanes, it is characterized by horn-like projections on the head. The family Bostrichidae includes wood-boring beetles, many of which are known for their ability to damage seasoned wood and wooden structures.
Lichenophanes fasciculatus
horned powder-post beetle
Lichenophanes fasciculatus is a species of horned powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. It is found in North America. As a member of the Bostrichidae, it belongs to a group of beetles commonly known as powder-post or false powder-post beetles, many of which are associated with wood-boring habits.
Lichenophanes mutchleri
Lichenophanes mutchleri is a beetle species in the family Bostrichidae, described by Belkin in 1940. It is currently treated as a synonym of Lichenophanes angustus. The species is known from North America and has been documented in at least nine observations on iNaturalist. As a member of the Bostrichidae, it belongs to a family commonly known as false powderpost beetles or horned powderpost beetles, which are wood-boring beetles often associated with dead or dying wood.
Lochmaeocles cornuticeps
Lochmaeocles cornuticeps is a longhorned beetle (family Cerambycidae) described by Schaeffer in 1906. It belongs to the tribe Onciderini, a group known for including twig-girdling species. The species occurs in North America and Middle America, with recognized subspecies distributed across different regions including the southwestern United States. Like other members of its tribe, it is associated with woody host plants and has been reared from girdled branches.
Lochmaeocles marmoratus
Southwestern Marbled Longhorn
Lochmaeocles marmoratus is a longhorn beetle (family Cerambycidae) described by Casey in 1913. It occurs in the southwestern United States and Mexico. As a member of the tribe Onciderini, it is likely associated with woody host plants, though specific details for this species remain limited. The species epithet 'marmoratus' refers to a marbled appearance.
Lyctus africanus
African powderpost beetle
Lyctus africanus is a wood-boring beetle in the family Bostrichidae, commonly known as the African powderpost beetle. The species is recognized as a significant invasive pest of dry wood, causing damage by converting wood into powdery frass through larval feeding. It has established populations across multiple continents including its native Africa, Europe, North America, and Southern Asia. Recent detections in Italy represent its expanding range in the Mediterranean region facilitated by climatic conditions.
Lyctus brunneus
brown powderpost beetle, brown lyctus beetle, powder post beetle
Lyctus brunneus is a wood-boring beetle in the family Bostrichidae, subfamily Lyctinae, known as the brown powderpost beetle. It is a xylophagous species that causes significant damage to dry hardwood and bamboo. Originally native to the Neotropical region, it has achieved worldwide distribution through human commerce. The species is notable for its specialized chemosensory mechanism for detecting starch content in wood, which determines oviposition site selection.
Lyctus carbonarius
southern lyctus beetle
Lyctus carbonarius is a wood-boring beetle in the family Bostrichidae, commonly known as the southern lyctus beetle. It is a serious pest of hardwoods, particularly ash, hickory, oak, maple, and mahogany. The species has been introduced to multiple continents through international timber trade and can infest finished wood products in homes, including flooring, furniture, and structural timbers. Infestations often begin before construction of wood articles and can remain undetected until adult emergence holes appear.
Lyctus caribeanus
Lyctus caribeanus is a powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae, first described by Lesne in 1931. The species is known from the Caribbean, Central America, and North America. As a member of the genus Lyctus, it belongs to a group of beetles associated with wood degradation. Specific biological details for this species remain poorly documented.
Lyctus cavicollis
shiny powderpost beetle, western lyctus beetle
Lyctus cavicollis is a species of powderpost beetle in the family Bostrichidae. Commonly known as the shiny powderpost beetle or western lyctus beetle, it occurs across Australia, Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China), and North America. The species is part of a genus known for infesting and damaging seasoned hardwoods.
Lyctus linearis
European lyctus beetle, powderpost beetle
Lyctus linearis is a wood-boring beetle in the family Bostrichidae, commonly known as the European lyctus beetle or a powderpost beetle. Originally native to tropical regions, it has established populations worldwide through human transport of wood products. It is a significant pest of hardwood timber and finished wood products, causing damage through larval feeding that reduces wood to a fine powder. The species shows particular association with deciduous tree woods.
Lyctus opaculus
powder-post beetle
Lyctus opaculus is a powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. It occurs in North America, with records from Canada (Ontario and Québec) and the United States. The species belongs to a genus whose members are known for infesting seasoned hardwoods.
Lyctus villosus
Lyctus villosus is a species of powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae, described by Lesne in 1911. The species has a broad geographic distribution spanning the Caribbean, Central America, North America, Oceania, and South America. As a member of the powder-post beetle group, it is associated with wood-boring habits, though specific ecological details for this species remain poorly documented.
Macrorrhyncha coxalis
Macrorrhyncha coxalis is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. The species belongs to a genus within the diverse buprestid fauna, though specific details about its biology and distribution remain poorly documented in available literature. Like other members of Buprestidae, it likely develops in woody plants, with larvae boring through cambium and sapwood. The genus Macrorrhyncha is not among the better-studied buprestid genera, and most information about this species would require examination of primary taxonomic literature or museum specimens.
Malacopterus tenellus
Malacopterus tenellus is a species of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae, first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1801. The species is distributed across parts of South America and the Caribbean, with records from Brazil, Bolivia, and other regions. As a member of the tribe Oemini within the subfamily Cerambycinae, it represents a lineage of wood-boring beetles. The original description placed it in the genus Callidium, but it was later transferred to Malacopterus.
Mallodon dasystomus
hardwood stump borer
Mallodon dasystomus is a large prionine longhorned beetle native to the southern United States, ranging through Mexico and Central America to northern South America. Adults measure 35–50 mm in length and possess conspicuously hairy mouthparts that inspired the species epithet (from Greek dasus 'hairy' and stoma 'mouth'). The species is strongly associated with hardwood trees, particularly sycamores, and larvae develop in dead or dying wood. Both sexes use volatile semiochemicals for host location, while females produce a sex pheromone that attracts males.
Megacyllene robusta
Megacyllene robusta is a longhorned beetle (family Cerambycidae) described in 1963 from Arizona. It belongs to a genus of wood-boring beetles whose members typically exhibit yellow and black banded coloration resembling wasps. The species is poorly known, with minimal published biological information and few documented observations.
Megacyllene snowi snowi
Megacyllene snowi snowi is a subspecies of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It belongs to the genus Megacyllene, which includes several North American species with documented associations with leguminous host plants. The nominate subspecies was described by Tyson in 1982. Members of the species Megacyllene snowi are known to utilize Robinia (locust) as a larval host, placing them among the majority of Nearctic Megacyllene species with established Fabaceae associations.
Melalgus plicatus
Groove-sided Bostrichid
Melalgus plicatus is a species of horned powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. It occurs across the Americas from North America through Central America to South America. The species is characterized by grooved lateral sides, which gives rise to its common name. As a member of the Bostrichidae, it belongs to a family of wood-boring beetles often associated with dead or dying wood.
Mesocoelopus collaris
Mesocoelopus collaris is a small beetle species in the family Ptinidae (formerly included in Anobiidae). It has a notably broad geographic distribution spanning multiple continents including Africa, Europe, Northern Asia, North America, and Southern Asia. The species was described by Mulsant & Rey in 1864. Like other members of the genus Mesocoelopus, it belongs to a group of beetles commonly associated with wood-boring habits, though specific ecological details for this species remain limited in published literature.
Methia arizonica
Methia arizonica is a species of longhorn beetle (family Cerambycidae) described by Schaeffer in 1908. It belongs to the tribe Methiini within the subfamily Cerambycinae. The species is native to the southwestern United States, specifically Arizona, as indicated by its specific epithet. Like other members of the genus Methia, it is likely associated with woody vegetation, though detailed biological information remains limited.
Methia knulli
Methia knulli is a species of longhorn beetle (family Cerambycidae) described by Linsley in 1940. It belongs to the tribe Methiini within the subfamily Cerambycinae. The species is known from North America, specifically the United States. As with many cerambycids, adults likely feed on various plant materials while larvae develop in woody substrates.
Micracis swainei
Micracis swainei is a bark beetle in the weevil family Curculionidae, described by Blackman in 1920. The species occurs in North America, with records from Canada (Ontario), the United States, the Caribbean, and Middle America. As a member of the subfamily Scolytinae, it is presumed to be associated with woody plants, though specific ecological details remain poorly documented.
Micrapate bilobata
horned powder-post beetle
Micrapate bilobata is a species of powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae, first described by Fisher in 1950. It is characterized by horn-like projections on the head, a trait common among male bostrichids. The species is found in North America. As with other members of its family, it is associated with wood-boring habits.
Micrapate cristicauda
horned powder-post beetle
Micrapate cristicauda is a species of horned powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. The species was described by Casey in 1898 and is known from North America. Like other members of Bostrichidae, it is a wood-boring beetle. Very few observations of this species have been documented.
Microrhagus audax
Microrhagus audax is a species of false click beetle in the family Eucnemidae, described by Horn in 1886. The species belongs to a family of wood-boring beetles whose larvae develop in decaying wood and are associated with forest ecosystems. Very little specific information is available for this particular species, with most knowledge inferred from family-level characteristics.
Minthea rugicollis
hairy powderpost beetle
Minthea rugicollis, commonly known as the hairy powderpost beetle, is a species of wood-boring beetle in the family Bostrichidae. It belongs to the subfamily Lyctinae, a group commonly referred to as powderpost beetles due to their larvae's ability to reduce wood to a fine powder. The species has a broad geographic distribution spanning the Caribbean, Oceania, Southern Asia, and Europe, with additional records from the Galápagos Islands. Like other members of its subfamily, it is likely associated with dry wood products.
Monochamus clamator latus
Spotted Pine Sawyer
Monochamus clamator latus is a subspecies of the spotted pine sawyer, a large longhorned beetle in the family Cerambycidae. Adults are active during summer months and are attracted to blacklights. The species breeds in dead, dying, or stressed coniferous trees, particularly pines. Adults have been observed on trunks of stressed Pinus ponderosa, with males exhibiting mate-guarding behavior.
Monolexis fuscicornis
Monolexis fuscicornis is a parasitoid wasp in the family Braconidae, subfamily Doryctinae. It has been documented as a larva-pupa parasitoid of the wood-boring beetle Trogoxylon impressum, a pest of fig plants in Turkey. The species represents a potentially significant biological control agent for managing bostrichid beetle infestations in agricultural settings.
Neocompsa puncticollis orientalis
Neocompsa puncticollis orientalis is a subspecies of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae, described by Martins & Chemsak in 1966. It belongs to the tribe Tropidini within the subfamily Cerambicinae. The subspecies is distributed in Middle America and North America, with records from Guatemala and Mexico. As a member of the genus Neocompsa, it is part of a group of small to medium-sized cerambycids typically associated with woody vegetation.
Neoxorides pilusus
Neoxorides pilusus is a species of ichneumon wasp in the subfamily Poemeniinae. Species in this genus were historically classified under Xorides and Neoxorides before taxonomic revision. Members of Poemeniinae are ectoparasitoids of wood-boring beetle larvae. The genus Neoxorides contains species that target beetle hosts in forested habitats.
Nothopleurus madericus
Nothopleurus madericus is a large prionine longhorn beetle described by Skiles in 1978. It belongs to a genus characterized by robust, wood-boring beetles. The species name references Madera Canyon in the Santa Rita Mountains of Arizona, a known locality for this rare beetle. Field observations indicate adults may be crepuscular or nocturnal, with at least one individual observed in an emergence hole on oak during evening hours.
Oeme rigida
Rigid Oeme
Oeme rigida is a longhorn beetle (Cerambycidae) described by Thomas Say in 1826. The species is native to western North America, with records from the United States and Mexico. Two subspecies are recognized: O. r. rigida (nominate) and O. r. deserta Casey, 1924. Adults have been collected from dead pinyon pine (Pinus edulis) branches, suggesting larval development in coniferous wood.
Oligomerus obtusus
Oligomerus obtusus is a small beetle in the family Ptinidae (formerly Anobiidae), first described by LeConte in 1865. The species has been recorded in North America and Oceania, with observations documented in Ontario, Canada. It belongs to the genus Oligomerus, which comprises wood-boring beetles often associated with dead or decaying wood. Available information on this species is limited, with only seven observations recorded on iNaturalist and minimal published biological data.
Oligomerus sericans
death-watch beetle
Oligomerus sericans is a species of death-watch beetle in the family Ptinidae. It was first described by Melsheimer in 1846. The species is found in North America, with records from Canada (Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Québec) and the United States.
Oplosia nubila
Oplosia nubila is a longhorn beetle (Cerambycidae) described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1862. It belongs to the subfamily Lamiinae and tribe Acanthoderini. The species is native to North America, with confirmed records from Canadian provinces including Manitoba, Ontario, and Québec. As with other members of its genus, it is a wood-boring beetle whose larvae develop in dead or decaying wood.