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 (excluding China), North America, and Southern Asia.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Bostrichidae |
| Genus: | Lyctus |
| Species: | L. africanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lyctus africanus Lesne, 1907
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References
edit- ^ "Lyctus africanus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Lyctus africanus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Lyctus africanus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
edit- 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.
External links
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