''Heterobostrychus'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

s in the family

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. Anatomy The head of most auger beetles cannot be seen from above, as ...

, the horned powder post beetles. Like other beetles of the family, these live in

wood Wood is a structural tissue/material found as xylem in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulosic fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin t ...

, often inflicting significant damage on

timber Lumber is wood that has been processed into uniform and useful sizes (dimensional lumber), including beams and planks or boards. Lumber is mainly used for construction framing, as well as finishing (floors, wall panels, window frames). ...

and other wood products. This genus can also be found in crop plants such as

cassava ''Manihot esculenta'', common name, commonly called cassava, manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America, from Brazil, Paraguay and parts of the Andes. Although ...

potato The potato () is a starchy tuberous vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world. Potatoes are underground stem tubers of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'', a perennial in the nightshade famil ...

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, and pulse crops.Azmi, M. S. M., et al. (2011)
World distribution of ''Heterobostrychus aequalis'' Waterhouse (Coleoptera: Bostrychidae).
''Journal of Entomology'' 8(6) 497-511. '' Heterobostrychus aequalis'', known commonly as the lesser auger beetle, trank borer, black borer, and kapok borer, is a notorious pest of many wood products. It has been found in

plywood Plywood is a composite material manufactured from thin layers, or "plies", of wood veneer that have been stacked and glued together. It is an engineered wood from the family of manufactured boards, which include plywood, medium-density fibreboa ...

furniture Furniture refers to objects intended to support various human activities such as seating (e.g., Stool (seat), stools, chairs, and sofas), eating (table (furniture), tables), storing items, working, and sleeping (e.g., beds and hammocks). Furnitur ...

, wooden toys, wooden clogs, and

carvings Carving is the act of using tools to shape something from a material by scraping away portions of that material. The technique can be applied to any material that is solid enough to hold a form even when pieces have been removed from it, and y ...

. These beetles are transported from their native range in tree products and introduced to other regions in timber shipments. Several species have easily established in new areas, particularly those with warm climates, as they do not tolerate cold. ''H. aequalis'' is now found on six continents in regions within 40° of the

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. '' Heterobostrychus brunneus'' is most common in

bamboo Bamboos are a diverse group of mostly evergreen perennial plant, perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily (biology), subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family, in th ...

.Beiriger, R. (2010)
''Heterobostrychus hamatipennis'' Lesne (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) new to Florida.
''Insecta Mundi'' 0138 1-5. The adult ''Heterobostrychus'' is 1 to 1.5 centimeters long. The head is tucked back within the thorax and not visible from the top. There are six known species. Species: *'' Heterobostrychus aequalis'' *'' Heterobostrychus ambigenus'' *'' Heterobostrychus brunneus'' *''

Heterobostrychus hamatipennis ''Heterobostrychus hamatipennis'', the Chinese auger beetle, is a species of horned powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae The Bostrichidae are a family of beetles with more than 700 described species. They are commonly called auger bee ...

'' *'' Heterobostrychus pileatus'' *'' Heterobostrychus unicornis''

References

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q14832019 Bostrichidae