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''Prostephanus'' is a genus of 
horned powder-post beetle
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 ...
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 ...
. There are about five described species in ''Prostephanus''.
Species
These five species belong to the genus ''Prostephanus'': * ''Prostephanus apax
''Prostephanus apax'' 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 beetles, false powderpost beetles, or horne ...
'' Lesne, 1930
* '' Prostephanus arizonicus'' Fisher, 1950
* ''Prostephanus punctatus
''Prostephanus punctatus'' 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 beetles, false powderpost beetles, or ...
'' (Say, 1826)
* ''Prostephanus sulcicollis
''Prostephanus'' is a genus of horned powder-post beetles in the family Bostrichidae. There are about five described species in ''Prostephanus''.
Species
These five species belong to the genus ''Prostephanus'':
* ''Prostephanus apax'' Lesne, 19 ...
'' (Fairmaire & Germain, 1861)
* ''Prostephanus truncatus
''Prostephanus truncatus'' is commonly referred to as larger grain borer (LGB) with reference to the related '' Rhyzopertha dominica'', which is relatively smaller, and referred to as the ''lesser grain borer''. ''P. truncatus'' is about long a ...
'' (Horn, 1878) (larger grain borer)
References
Further reading
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* Bostrichidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{bostrichidae-stub