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Auger Beetles
Bostrichidae
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 (subfamily Lyctinae), and members of the subfamily Psoinae.
8 branches of this family, most-observed first
Bostrichinae
subfamilyBostrichinae
Polycaoninae
subfamilyPolycaoninae
Powder-post Beetles
subfamilyLyctinae
Dinoderinae
subfamilyDinoderinae
Psoinae
subfamilyPsoinae
Endecatominae
subfamilyEndecatominae
Dysidinae
subfamilyDysidinae
Euderiinae
subfamilyEuderiinae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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Every page naming Bostrichidae in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
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 47625.