Lyctus sinensis Lesne, 1911: 48

Liu, Lan-Yu, 2021, An annotated synopsis of the powder post beetles (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) of Mainland China, Zootaxa 5081 (3), pp. 389-419 : 409

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Lyctus sinensis Lesne, 1911: 48 View in CoL . ( Fig. 9F View FIGURE 9 )

Distribution in mainland China: AH, FJ, GX, GZ, HA, HB, HE, HN, JS, JX, LN, NM, NX, QH, SC, SN, YN ( Hua 2002).

Other distribution. Korea, Japan. Introduced to Europe and Australia. ( Liu & Geis 2019).

Biology. Yin & Cheng (2004) reported that a wooden floor of Phoebe zhennan S.K. Lee & F.N. Wei (Lauraceae) , and boards of Moraceae have been infested by this species. Quercus mongolica Fisch. ex Ledeb. and liquorice root tuber ( Glycyrrhiza glabra L.) ( Fagaceae ) and Pleioblastus simonii (Carrière) Nakai (Poaceae) have been recorded as host plants in Japan ( Liu & Geis 2019). Hua (2002) records the species from Chinese herbal medicine.

References

Hua, L. Z. (2002) List of Chinese Insects. Vol. 2. Zhongshan University Press, Guangzhou, 612 pp.

Liu, L. Y. & Geis, K. U. (2019). A synopsis of the Lyctine beetles of Eurasia with a key to the species (Insecta: Coleoptera: Bostrichidae: Lyctinae). Journal of Insect Biodiversity, 9 (2), 34 - 56. https: // doi. org / 10.12976 / jib / 2019.09.2.1

Yin, B. & Cheng, B. Y. (2004) Occurrence, damage and control of indoor wood boring pests. Journal of Anhui Agricultural University, 31 (2), 151 - 155.

Figures

FIGURE 9. Dorsal view of subfamily Lyctinae. A. Cephalotoma coomani (Lesne, 1932). B. Lyctoxylon dentatum (Pascoe, 1866). C. Lyctus brunneus (Stephens, 1830). D. L. linearis (Goeze, 1777). E. L. pubescens Panzer, 1793. F. L. sinensis Lesne, 1911. G. L. suturalis Faldermann, 1837. H. Minthea reticulata Lesne, 1931. I. M. rugicollis (Walker, 1858). J. Trogoxylon impressum (Comolli, 1837).