Coleoptera (beetles) of the British Indian Ocean Territory

This is a guide to the Coleoptera of the British Indian Ocean Territory. The species listed here are primarily those recorded in the Zoological Society London checklist. Additional species have been added from surveys collected through a Darwin Plus project (DPLUS151). This list is not ...more ↓

Powder Post Beetle

Lyctus brunneus is a species of beetle in the family Bostrichidae. It is a member of the subfamily Lyctinae, the powderpost beetles. It is known commonly as the brown powderpost beetle or brown lyctus beetle. Today it is distributed worldwide but it was probably originally native to the Neotropical region.

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