Wood-rats [1] [2] [3] , or lictus [3] ( lat. Lyctidae ), is a family of small beetles of the suborder of various orders ( Polyphaga ). Some researchers classify woodworms as a subfamily ( Lyctinae ) of the hood family.
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 Lyctus suturalis | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Content
- 1 Description
- 2 Distribution
- 3 Woodpeckers and humans
- 4 Classification
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Description
In these beetles, the body is oblong, flattened from above, tarsi 5-segmented with a reduced first segment; antennae with a 2-segmented mace; legless larvae , white in color. By structure, adult beetles and larvae are close to false beetles . Wood rodents develop in dry wood , which beetles and larvae feed on.
Distribution
Wood rodents are distributed practically throughout the Earth with the exception of the polar regions. More than 100 species are known.
Woodworms and humans
They damage wooden buildings, poles, furniture and other wooden products.
Classification
The family includes the following genera:
- Acantholyctus Lesne, 1924
- Cephalotoma Lesne, 1911
- Lyctoderma Lesne, 1911
- Lycthoplites Lesne, 1925
- Lyctodon Lesne, 1937
- Lyctopsis Lesne, 1911
- Lyctoxylon Reitter , 1878
- Lyctus Fabricius , 1792
- Minthea Pascoe , 1863
- Phyllyctus Lesne, 1911
- Triastaria Reitter, 1878
- Trogoxylon LeConte , 1862
Notes
- ↑ Key to insects of the Far East of the USSR. T. III. Coleoptera, or beetles. Part 2 / under the general. ed. P.A. Lera . - L .: Nauka, 1992 .-- S. 61 .-- 704 p. - 1400 copies. - ISBN 5-02-025623-4 .
- ↑ Striganova B.R. , Zakharov A.A. The Bilingual Dictionary of Animal Names: Insects (Latin-Russian-English-German-French) /Ed. Dr. biol. sciences, prof. B.R. Striganova . - M .: RUSSO, 2000 .-- S. 127. - 1060 copies. - ISBN 5-88721-162-8 .
- ↑ 1 2 Vorontsov A.I. Forest entomology: A textbook for forestry students. universities .. - 4th ed., revised. and additional .. - M .: Higher school, 1982. - S. 357. - 384 p.
Links
- Wood Protection Wood Rodents (Lyctidae)
- Atlas of the family Lyctidae of the fauna of Russia