Southern Lyctus Beetle
Lyctus carbonarius
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Bostrichidae
Lyctus carbonarius is a wood-boring beetle in the family Bostrichidae (formerly in the family Lyctidae, which is now a subfamily of Bostrichidae), commonly known as the southern lyctus beetle. It is a serious pest of hardwoods including ash, hickory, oak, maple and mahogany and can infest many products in the home including hardwood flooring and structural timbers, plywood, furniture, tool handles, picture frames, baskets and ladders. Timber can be infested in one location and then be transported large distances by ship, after which the beetles can emerge and spread the infestation to new…
Lyctus (Lyctide) est un genre de coléoptères xylophages de la famille des Bostrichidés.
Lyctus carbonarius es una especie de escarabajo de la pólvora del género Lyctus, categorizada en la tribu Lyctini, de la familia Bostrichidae. Fue descrita por Waltl en 1832. Distribución Se distribuye por África: Egipto, Europa: Austria, Bélgica, Finlandia, Francia, Alemania, Italia, Países Bajos, Suecia, Suiza, Reino Unido, América del Norte: Canadá, México, Estados Unidos de América, América del Sur: Argentina, Asia: Israel, Japón y Oceanía: Australia y Nueva Zelanda.
Distribution
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