Heterobostrychus aequalis
Species of beetle
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Heterobostrychus aequalis, known generally as oriental wood borer, is a species of horned powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. Other common names include the lesser auger beetle (Australia) and oriental bostrichid.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Africa, Australia, Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China), North America, Oceania, and Southern Asia.[1]
| Heterobostrychus aequalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Family: | Bostrichidae |
| Tribe: | Bostrichini |
| Genus: | Heterobostrychus |
| Species: | H. aequalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Heterobostrychus aequalis (Waterhouse, 1884) | |