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Lyctus caribeanus Lesne
Lyctus caribeanus Lesne, 1931.
PREVIOUSLY RECORDED DISTRIBUTION.—Hispaniola; Puerto Rico; Guadeloupe; Central America; Mexico (Gerberg, 1957, p. 20).
DOMINICAN DISTRIBUTION.—Clarke Hall, 1–10 June 1965, J. F. G. and T. M. Clarke; mouth of Layou River, 9, 20 January 1965, W. W. Wirth; La Plaine, 17 February 1964, D. F. Bray.
BIOLOGY.—Bray collected this species at light. Gerberg (1957, p. 20) stated that specimens have come from a leguminous tree, in kola root, and in deadwood of avocado. The immature stages of this beetle have not been described.
- bibliographic citation
- Spilman, T. J. 1971. "Bredin--Archbold--Smithsonian biological survey of Dominica: Bostrichidae, Inopeplidae, Lagriidae, Lyctidae, Lymexylonidae, Melandryidae, Monommidae, Rhipiceridae, and Rhipiphoridae (Coleoptera)." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.70
Lyctus caribeanus: Brief Summary
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Lyctus caribeanus is a species of powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America.
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