Bostrichus capucinus (Linnaeus)

Liu, Lan-Yu, 2021, An annotated synopsis of the powder post beetles (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) of Mainland China, Zootaxa 5081 (3), pp. 389-419 : 394

Bostrichus capucinus (Linnaeus) ( Fig. 4A )

Dermestes capucinus Linnaeus, 1758: 355 .

Distribution in mainland China: HB, HN, NM, SC, XJ, ZJ ( Hua 2002 as Bostrychopsis capucinus (Linnaeus, 1758) . New record for NX #: Lingwu, ex. Fraxinus chinensis , 19.v.2007, M.L. Sheng (1) (LLY).

Other distribution. Europe, North Africa, Middle East, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, through Russia to eastern Siberia and China. Introduced into USA but not yet established ( Simon 2014).

Biology. This species prefers to breed in the stumps and large roots of dead or dying oaks ( Quercus spp. ) ( Fagaceae ) ( Nardi & Mifsud 2015), but it can also breed in a number of other plants, including trees in the families, Ericaceae , Fabaceae , Fagaceae , Moraceae , Myrtaceae , Rhamnaceae , and Vitaceae , and in timber (e.g. Fisher 1950; Nardi & Mifsud 2015). The new record for NX was excavated from Fraxinus chinensis Roxb. (Oleaceae) is a new host genus and family for this species. Liu et al. (2016) recorded a braconid wasp, Chorebus (Phaenolexis) posticus (Haliday) , as a parasitoid of the larva.

Figures

FIGURE 4. Dorsal view of tribe Bostrichini.A. Bostrichus capucinus (Linnaeus, 1758). B. Dolichobostrychus yunnanus Lesne, 1913. C. Micrapate simplicipennis (Lesne, 1895). D. Parabostrychus elongatus (Lesne, 1895). E. Lichenophanes carinipennis (Lewis, 1896). F. Parabostrychus acuticollis Lesne, 1913, lateral view. G. Heterobostrychus aequalis (Waterhouse, 1884) male. H. H. hamatipennis (Lesne, 1895), dorsal view of male’s declivity. I. H. aequalis, female. J. H. pileatus Lesne, 1899, heteromorphic male. K, L. H. pileatus Lesne, 1899, homeomorphic male.