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Heterobostrychus
Heterobostrychus is a genus of beetles in the family Bostrichidae, the horned powder post beetles. Like other beetles of the family, these live in wood, often inflicting significant damage on timber and other wood products. This genus can also be found in crop plants such as cassava, potato, coffee, oilseeds, and pulse crops.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Heterobostrychus hamatipennis
speciesHeterobostrychus hamatipennis
Heterobostrychus aequalis
speciesHeterobostrychus aequalis
Boxwood Borer
speciesHeterobostrychus brunneus
Heterobostrychus pileatus
speciesHeterobostrychus pileatus
Heterobostrychus unicornis
speciesHeterobostrychus unicornis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 486427.