Lyctus (beetle)

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Lyctus
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Lyctus africanus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Bostrichidae
Subfamily: Lyctinae
Tribe: Lyctini
Genus: Lyctus
Fabricius, 1792
Lyctus opaculus Lyctus opaculus.jpg
Lyctus opaculus

Lyctus is a genus of powder-post beetles in the family Bostrichidae, being present on all continents except Antarctica.

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Species

These species belong to the genus Lyctus:

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]

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References

  1. "Lyctus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  2. "Browse Lyctus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  3. "Lyctus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  4. "Lyctus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-24.