Dinoderus minutus (Fabricius)

Liu, Lan-Yu, 2021, An annotated synopsis of the powder post beetles (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) of Mainland China, Zootaxa 5081 (3), pp. 389-419 : 405

Dinoderus minutus (Fabricius) ( Fig. 8E )

Apate minutus Fabricius, 1774: 54 .

Distribution in mainland China: AH, BJ, FJ, GD, GX, GZ, HA, HB, HE, HN, JS, JX, NM, SC, SH, SD, SN, TJ, YN, ZJ ( Chu & Zhang 1997; Hua 2002).

Other distribution. Cosmopolitan. CABI (2017) gives details of the worldwide distribution.

Biology. The species is an important borer that attacks felled bamboo culms and bamboo timber products. It also damages rice, cassava and sugarcane. Moreover, the species has also been detected in the wood of some Pinus spp. (Pinaceae) , and can also feed on dry cassava ( CABI 2017). CABI (2017) gives details of the recorded host plants and infected plant products.

Figures

FIGURE 8. Dorsal view of subfamily Dinoderinae. A. Dinoderus bifoveolatus (Wollaston, 1858). B. D. brevis Horn, 1878. C. D. favosus Lesne, 1911, Type (NHML). E. D. japonicus Lesne, 1895. E. D. minutus (Fabricius, 1775). F. D. ocellaris Stephens, 1830, lateral view. G. D. ochraceipennis Lesne, 1906, Type (NHML). H. D. speculifer Lesne, 1895. I. Rhyzopertha dominica (Fabricius, 1792). J. Prostephanus truncatus (Horn, 1878). K. Stephanopachys linearis (Kugelann, 1792). L. S. himalayanus Lesne, 1932.