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Lyctus
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Lyctus

Lyctus is a genus of beetles with a worldwide distribution, being present on all continents except Antarctica.

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15 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Powder Post Beetle

speciesLyctus brunneus

Lyctus carbonarius

speciesLyctus carbonarius

Lyctus cavicollis

speciesLyctus cavicollis

Lyctus sinensis

speciesLyctus sinensis

Lyctus pubescens

speciesLyctus pubescens

Lyctus opaculus

speciesLyctus opaculus

Lyctus linearis

speciesLyctus linearis

Southern Lyctus Beetle

speciesLyctus planicollis

Lyctus africanus

speciesLyctus africanus

Lyctus parallelocollis

speciesLyctus parallelocollis

Lyctus caribeanus

speciesLyctus caribeanus

Lyctus tomentosus

speciesLyctus tomentosus

Lyctus hipposideros

speciesLyctus hipposideros

Lyctus suturalis

speciesLyctus suturalis

Lyctus villosus

speciesLyctus villosus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 177228.