Lyctus linearis (Goeze) (Fig. 9D)

Dermestes linearis Goeze, 1777: 148 .

Distribution in mainland China: AH, FJ, GX, HA, HN, JS, NM, SD, XJ, ZJ, NE China (Hua 2002).

Other distribution. Holarctic regions (Borowski and Węgrzynowicz 2012). Introduced to Australia, South America (Liu & Geis 2019).

Biology. The species has been recorded from dried woods of Alnus, Carpinus (Betulaceae), Terminalia superba Engl. & Diels (Combretaceae), Cupressaceae, Quercus (Fagaceae), Juglandaceae, Triplochiton scleroxylon K. Schum. (Malvaceae), Myrtaceae, Oleaceae, Pinaceae, Populus & Salix (Salicaceae), Rhamnaceae, Ulmus (Ulmaceae), and other broad leaf trees, and also furniture (Liu et al. 2016; Liu & Geis 2019). Tillus elongatus, Tarsostenus univittatus and Monophylla terminata (Col.: Cleridae) have been recorded as predators of the species in Europe (Yin & Cheng 2004; Liu & Geis 2019).