Bostrichus capucinus (Linnaeus)

Liu, Lan-Yu, 2021, An annotated synopsis of the powder post beetles (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) of Mainland China, Zootaxa 5081 (3), pp. 389-419 : 394

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scientific name	Bostrichus capucinus (Linnaeus)
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Bostrichus capucinus (Linnaeus) View in CoL ( Fig. 4A View FIGURE 4 )

Dermestes capucinus Linnaeus, 1758: 355 .

Distribution in mainland China: HB, HN, NM, SC, XJ, ZJ ( Hua 2002 as Bostrychopsis capucinus (Linnaeus, 1758) . New record for NX #: Lingwu, ex. Fraxinus chinensis , 19.v.2007, M.L. Sheng (1) (LLY).

Other distribution. Europe, North Africa, Middle East, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, through Russia to eastern Siberia and China. Introduced into USA but not yet established ( Simon 2014).

Biology. This species prefers to breed in the stumps and large roots of dead or dying oaks ( Quercus spp. ) ( Fagaceae ) ( Nardi & Mifsud 2015), but it can also breed in a number of other plants, including trees in the families, Ericaceae , Fabaceae , Fagaceae , Moraceae , Myrtaceae , Rhamnaceae , and Vitaceae , and in timber (e.g. Fisher 1950; Nardi & Mifsud 2015). The new record for NX was excavated from Fraxinus chinensis Roxb. (Oleaceae) is a new host genus and family for this species. Liu et al. (2016) recorded a braconid wasp, Chorebus (Phaenolexis) posticus (Haliday) , as a parasitoid of the larva.

References

Fisher, W. S. (1950) A revision of the North American species of beetles belonging to the family Bostrichidae. United States Department of Agriculture, Miscellaneous Publications, 698, 1 - 157. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 65663

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

Liu, L. Y., Ghahari, H. & Beaver, R. A. (2016) An annotated synopsis of the powder post beetles of Iran (Coleoptera: Bostrichoidea: Bostrichidae). Journal of Insect Biodiversity, 4 (14), 1 - 22. https: // doi. org / 10.12976 / jib / 2016.4.14

Nardi, G. & Mifsud, D. (2015) The Bostrichidae of the Maltese Islands (Coleoptera). ZooKeys, 481, 69 - 108. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 481.8294

Simon, G. (2014) First record of Bostrichus capucinus (L.) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) in Iraq. Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum, 13, 1 - 3.

Figures

FIGURE 4. Dorsal view of tribe Bostrichini.A. Bostrichus capucinus (Linnaeus, 1758). B. Dolichobostrychus yunnanus Lesne, 1913. C. Micrapate simplicipennis (Lesne, 1895). D. Parabostrychus elongatus (Lesne, 1895). E. Lichenophanes carinipennis (Lewis, 1896). F. Parabostrychus acuticollis Lesne, 1913, lateral view. G. Heterobostrychus aequalis (Waterhouse, 1884) male. H. H. hamatipennis (Lesne, 1895), dorsal view of male’s declivity. I. H. aequalis, female. J. H. pileatus Lesne, 1899, heteromorphic male. K, L. H. pileatus Lesne, 1899, homeomorphic male.