| Trogoxylon parallelipipedum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Bostrichidae |
| Genus: | Trogoxylon |
| Species: | T. parallelipipedum |
| Binomial name | |
| Trogoxylon parallelipipedum (Melsheimer, 1846) | |
Trogoxylon parallelipipedum, the velvety powderpost beetle, is a species of powderpost beetle in the family Bostrichidae. It is found in Australia, Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China), and North America. [1] [2] [3]
Powderpost beetles are a group of seventy species of woodboring beetles classified in the insect subfamily Lyctinae. These beetles, along with spider beetles, death watch beetles, common furniture beetles, skin beetles, and others, make up the superfamily Bostrichoidea. While most woodborers have a large prothorax, powderpost beetles do not, making their heads more visible. In addition to this, their antennae have two-jointed clubs. They are considered pests and attack deciduous trees, over time reducing the wood to a powdery dust. The damage caused by longhorn beetles is often confused with that of powderpost beetles, but the two groups are unrelated. The larvae of the Cerambycidae are white, straight and generally flat-headed, whereas those of the Bostrichidae are white and C-shaped.
The Bostrichidae are a family of beetles with more than 700 described species. They are commonly called auger beetles, false powderpost beetles, or horned powderpost beetles. The head of most auger beetles cannot be seen from above, as it is downwardly directed and hidden by the thorax. Exceptions are the powderpost beetles, and members of the subfamily Psoinae.
Lyctus cavicollis, known generally as the shiny powderpost beetle or western lyctus beetle, is a species of powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. It is found in Australia, Europe and Northern Asia, and North America.
Minthea is a genus of tropical powderpost beetles in the family Bostrichidae. There are about eight described species in Minthea.
Trogoxylon aequale is a species of powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. It is found in Africa, the Caribbean, Europe and Northern Asia, Central America, North America, and South America.
Xylobiops is a genus of horned powder-post beetles in the family Bostrichidae. There are about six described species in Xylobiops.
Amphicerus bimaculatus, the grape cane borer beetle, is a species of horned powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. It is found in Africa, Europe and Northern Asia, and North America.
Scobicia declivis, known generally as the lead cable borer or short-circuit beetle, is a species of horned powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. It is found in North America and Oceania.
Scobicia suturalis is a species of horned powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. It is found in North America.
Melalgus plicatus is a species of horned powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America.
Dendrobiella sericans is a species of horned powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Dendrobiella is a genus of horned powder-post beetles in the family Bostrichidae. There are about seven described species in Dendrobiella.
Dinoderus japonicus, the Japanese shot-hole borer, is a species of horned powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. It is found in Australia, Europe and Northern Asia, North America, and Southern Asia.
Dinoderus is a genus of bamboo post-powder beetles in the family Bostrichidae. There are more than 20 described species in Dinoderus.
Apatides is a genus of horned powder-post beetles in the family Bostrichidae. There are at least four described species in Apatides.
Lyctus africanus, the African powderpost beetle, is a species of powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. It is found in Africa, Europe and Northern Asia, North America, and Southern Asia.
Melalgus confertus, known generally as the branch and twig borer or grape cane borer, is a species of horned powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. It is found in North America.
Heterobostrychus hamatipennis, the Chinese auger beetle, is a species of horned powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. It is found in Africa, Europe and Northern Asia, North America, and Southern Asia.
Xylobiops basilaris, the red-shouldered bostrichid, is a species of horned powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia and North America.
Minthea rugicollis, the hairy powderpost beetle, is a species of powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Oceania, Southern Asia, and Europe.
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