Heterobostrychus aequalis, known generally as oriental wood borer, is a species of horned powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. Other common names include the lesser auger beetle (Australia) and oriental bostrichid.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Africa, Australia, Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China), North America, Oceania, and Southern Asia.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Bostrichidae |
| Tribe: | Bostrichini |
| Genus: | Heterobostrychus |
| Species: | H. aequalis
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| Heterobostrychus aequalis (Waterhouse, 1884)
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References
edit- ^ a b "Heterobostrychus aequalis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ "Heterobostrychus aequalis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ "Heterobostrychus aequalis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ "Heterobostrychus aequalis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
Further reading
edit- Majka, Christopher G. (2007). "The Derodontidae, Dermestidae, Bostrichidae, and Anobiidae of the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Coleoptera: Bostrichiformia)". Zootaxa. 1573 (1): 1–38. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1573.1.1.
- Borowski, Jerzy; Wegrzynowicz, Piotr (2007). World Catalogue of Bostrichidae (Coleoptera). Wydawnictwo Mantis. ISBN 9788392618218.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
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