Minthea rugicollis (Walker)

Liu, Lan-Yu, 2021, An annotated synopsis of the powder post beetles (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) of Mainland China, Zootaxa 5081 (3), pp. 389-419 : 411

Minthea rugicollis (Walker) ( Fig. 9I )

Ditoma rugicollis Walker, 1858: 206 .

Distribution in mainland China: AH, FJ, GD, GX, GZ, HA, HN, JS, JX, SC, YN, ZJ ( Hua 2002).

Other distribution. Cosmopolitan (Borowski 2007) but mainly occurs in arid and pan-tropical areas.

Biology. This species is considered an important pest of bamboo and seasoned woods in many parts of Southeast Asia ( Liu & Geis 2019). It is clearly polyphagous ( Beeson & Bhatia 1937; Liu & Geis 2019). Hua (2002) records the species from Chinese herbal medicine.

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).