Lyctus
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Lyctus brunneus |
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| Fabricius , 1792 |
Lyctus is a genus of beetles within the family of the borer beetles (Bostrichidae). These are forest-living species that are occasionally introduced into living spaces and storage rooms and cause damage through their eating activity in dry wood. In Central Europe the best known representative of the genus is the parquet beetle ( Lyctus linearis ).
features
The beetle's antenna lobes are simple, the limbs are not cylindrically elongated. The side edge of the head is only provided with a raised bump above the antennae roots. There is a small tooth in front of the antennae root. The front corners of the pronotum are blunt. The elytra are provided with rows of dots and hairy in the rows. The front rails are widened to the shape of a tooth at the tip and provided with a small, fairly straight end pin. The tarsi are quite slender, the claw link is simple.
distribution
The species of the Lyctidae family, to which the genus Lyctus belongs, were originally native to tropical regions. Due to the international timber trade, the genus Lyctus is now distributed all over the world with the exception of the Antarctic .
species
The genus Lyctus is represented in Europe with nine species:
- Lyctus africanus Lesne, 1907
- Brown sapwood beetle ( Lyctus brunneus ) (Stephens, 1830)
- Lyctus cavicollis JL LeConte, 1805
- Lyctus hipposideros Lesne, 1908
- Parquet beetle ( Lyctus linearis ) (Goeze, 1777)
- Lyctus planicollis JL LeConte, 1858
- Lyctus pubescens carapace, 1793
- Lyctus sinensis Lesne, 1911
- Lyctus suturalis Faldermann, 1837
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Jiři Zahradnik, Irmgard Jung, Dieter Jung et al .: Beetles of Central and Northwestern Europe: an identification book for biologists and nature lovers . Parey, Berlin 1985, ISBN 3-490-27118-1 , pp. 188 .
- ^ E. Reitter: II. Contribution to the knowledge of the Lyctidae. Zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 28: (1879) page 195ff.
- ↑ Sapwood beetle (Lyctidae). Expert office for wood protection, accessed on June 24, 2010 .
- ^ Lyctus at Fauna Europaea
literature
- Jiři Zahradnik, Irmgard Jung, Dieter Jung et al .: Beetles of Central and Northwestern Europe: an identification book for biologists and nature lovers . Parey, Berlin 1985, ISBN 3-490-27118-1 .
- Edmund Reitter : Fauna Germanica - The beetles of the German Empire . 5 volumes, Stuttgart KG Lutz 1908 - 1916. In: Digital Library . tape 134 . Directmedia Publishing, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-89853-534-7 .
