This page was last edited on 9 february 2016, at 22. Early instars and mated females feed on fallen drupes of the olacaceous plant, schoepfia jasminodora s. Bioassay against subterranean termite and wooddecaying fungi was conducted in line with japanese industrial standard jis k 1571. How to use this handbook the handbook is designed as a diagnostic aid for entomologists and biosecurity and plant health professionals. Bostrichidae is a small family with approximately 650 species in seven subfamilies and 80 genera r booth. Bostrichidae introduction synonymy distribution description biology hosts economic importance selected references introduction back to top. An illustrated key to powder post beetles coleoptera, bostrichidae associated with rubberwood in thailand, with new records and a checklist of species found in southern thailand. It attacks many timber and wood from other plant species and caused damage to a broad range of wood products. The insecticides were brushed on, the treatments being as follows. Some notes on the biology of hymenarcys aequalis say. Some notes on the biology and physiology of the sheep blowfly, lucilia sericata, meig volume 26 issue 1 a.
Nezumia aequalis and coelorinchus mediterraneus are abundant species on the upper and lower continental slopes, respectively, in the mediterranean sea. Other common names include the lesser auger beetle australia and oriental bostrichid. Institute for biology, university of kassel, heinrichplettstrasse 40. Heterobostrychus aequalis and dinoderus minutus, are member of bostrychidea household coleoptera which are by and large known as bamboo bore bits.
The adult beetles are elongate, cylindrical, reddish brown to brownish black, moderately glossy, without dorsal pubescence. This comprehensive volume, by a leading researcher in tropical forest entomology, aims to promote a more global theoretical understanding of pest population dynamics and the causes of forest insect outbreaks. This genus can also be found in crop plants such as cassava, potato, coffee, oilseeds, and pulse crops heterobostrychus aequalis, known commonly as the lesser auger beetle. An heterobostrychus aequalis in uska species han coleoptera nga syahan ginhulagway ni waterhouse hadton 1884. Beeson cf, bhatia bm 1937 on the biology of the bostrychidae coleoptera. Like other beetles of the family, these live in wood, often inflicting significant damage on timber and other wood products.
Mandibel hitam, berbentuk kerucut, dan menjadi bagian berwarna paling gelap dari larva. A current record from southern ethiopia aditya parmar,1,2 sascha m. The average student has to read dozens of books per. Late instars, males, and unmated females apparently do not feed. Information about wood borers beetles, all you need to. This species is a common species in the forests, timber depots, sawmills and furniture industries, and is a primary borer in the sapwood of logs, and timbers used in house building, bo.
Boric acid was used as the treatment to determine the toxicity trials on h. Information about wood borers beetles, all you need to know. Ukuran larva bervariasi dengan instar terakhir ratarata 10 mm. The biology, biochemistry and physiology of pieris brassicae linnaeus series entomologica by feltwell, j. The lophophorates are a collection of three odd phyla. This book integrates data from those and other investigations into a functional biology of scyphozoa. Bostrichidae, an exotic species native to the old world tropics, was collected from infested wooden packing crates in ocala, fl. This category is automatically filled by the use of taxonavigation with parameter includecoleoptera include. Dinoderinae, and the mexican book beetle, tricorynus herbarius gorhamanobiidae. Dark and damp places are preferred and hence their population goes up during rainy season.
The genus heterobostrychus contains only one other species, brunneus murray, that has been intercepted in the u. This document is eeny364, one of a series of the department of entomology and nematology, ufifas extension. Trees or shrubs, leaves opposite, simple or pinnately compound, stipulate. Wayne coats department of biology and smithsonian environmental research center epibiotic relationships are a widespread phenomenon in marine, estuarine and freshwater environments, and include diverse epibiont organisms such as bacteria, protists, rotifers, and barnacles. Information about wood borers beetles, all you need to know about heterobostrychus aequalis, documentation and articles from nexles.
Olivier, 1790, heterobostrychus aequalis waterhouse. Eeny364 an oriental wood borer, heterobostrychus aequalis waterhouse insecta. The utilization of pesticides often leaves residues which potentially pollute the environment. Bostrychidae and lyctus africanus lesne coleoptera. Pdf boxwood borer heterobostrychus brunneus coleoptera. Bostrichidae the species heterobostrychus aequalis c. Forest tree and timber insect pests in the territory of papua and new guinea by b. The reproductive cycle of both species was investigated using visual analyses of gonads and histological screening. The lesser auger beetle, heterobostrychus aequalis waterhouse, is a serious pest of seasoned. Heterobostrychus species heterobostrychus aequalis name synonyms bostrichus aequalis waterhouse, 1884 homonyms heterobostrychus aequalis waterhouse, 1884 common names in language. Some notes on the biology and physiology of the sheep blowfly. Sidney sheldon media publishing american insects a handbook of the insects of america north of mexico second edition crc press book o.
The whole doc is available only for registered users open doc. Pdf a synopsis of the powderpost beetles of the himalayas. All stages are found in dry lumber which is eaten by the adults and larvae. American insectsa handbook of the insects of america north of mexico pdf book jan, 2020 free reading by. Biology and host plant range of the soft scale, steatococcus. Comparative physiologists examine them as possibly simple models for the functioning of various systems. This category should only contain species categories and galleries. A female provisions one cell each day with pollen from composites, here encelia and hemizonia, usually in three or four pollen foraging trips, followed by a trip in which she collects nectar and pollen for her own consumption. A study on the reproductive strategy of the two species was conducted on the catalan margin nw mediterranean. This journal issue has been encouraging some researchers to find an environmentally friendly insecticide by a cheaper wood preservative method. Heterobostrychus aequalis waterhouse, 1884 common names in language.
Tropical forest insect pests forest entomology is rich in theory, but much of this is based on observations of temperate forest insects. They are called lophophorates because all members of these 3 phyla posses an unusual feeding apparatus. In january 1967, specimens of a wood boring beetle were collected from oak lumber in ft. Each fruit fly species described is illustrated with a. The presence and occurrence of heterobostrychus aequalis species were assigned as. Lesser auger beetle heterobostrychus aequaliscoleoptera. Comparison of water relation in two powderpost beetles relative. Heterobostrychus aequalis hetbaeworld distribution eppo. Calliopsis pugionis cockerell usually nests in dense aggregations, with up to 1,650 nests per m 2, in areas of bare soil. A new distribution map is provided for heterobostrychus aequalis heterobostrychus aequalis. A statewide survey of woodinfesting beetles was also initiated.
The genus heterobostrychus lesne, 1899 belongs to the bostrichidae family and comprises species that are commonly considered as forest wood pests that can also infest foodstuff and household structural timbers. The lesser auger beetle, heterobostrychus aequalis waterhouse, is a serious pest of seasoned hardwood timber throughout the oriental region and several areas beyond. Heterobostrychus aequalis, known commonly as the lesser auger beetle, trank borer, black borer, and kapok borer, is a notorious pest of many wood products. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. They are tiny pale whitish insects, 12 mm long, soft bodied, without wings and cerci. Heterobostrychus aequalis is a major pest of seasoned hardwood.
The ministry of agriculture, forestry and fisheries of japan will amend the. Pdf the bostrichidae of the maltese islands coleoptera. This book is designed to furnish classes in our schools and colleges with a suitable text book of structural and physiological botany, as well as private students with a convenient introductory manual, adapted to the present condition of the science. Heterobostrychus is a genus of beetles in the family bostrichidae, the horned powder post beetles.
People from some asiatic countries eat the medusae. Twentytwo species of woodboring beetles, nine bostrichids, eight scolytines and five platypodines, were identified. Postal 36, tapachula, chiapas, mexico abstract the coffee berry borer, hypothenemus hampeiferrari, is a serious problem for the. This species can also damage books hoffman 1933, as rhi. Cephalotoma tonkinea lesne, lyctoxylon dentatum pascoe, and minthea.
Pdf insect specimens of adult beetles and larvae of 79 and 910 mm length, respectively were collected from infested dry. A culture of this species was initiated by placing adults in quart mason jars with fresh medium. Most of the bostrichids are known to be polyphagous in nature. An oriental wood borer, heterobostrychus aequalis waterhouse. Boxwood borer heterobostrychus brunneus coleoptera.
The soft scale,steatococcus new species, occurs oncryptostegia grandiflora r. Cryptotermes cynocephalus, wood borer heterobostrychus aequalis, and wooddecayung fungi whiterot and brownrot fungi. Ten species are recorded with certainty from this archipelago, of which 6 namely, trogoxylon impressum comolli, 1837, amphicerus bimaculatus a. It differs from aequalis in the lack of hooklike tubercles at the apical declivity in the male and in the presence of short recumbent pubescence on the dorsal surface. An oriental wood borer, heterobostrychus aequalis edis. For any particular pest, when arrived into new destination, they encounter a new environment.
Lesser auger beetle heterobostrychus aequalis coleoptera. The international standard for phytosanitary measures 15 ispm 15 1 that is adopted in wood packaging protection in europe is not suitable for tropical. Download american insectsa handbook of the insects of. Summary of proposed amendments of the enforcement ordinance of the plant protection law and concerned public notices. Favourable climate, suitable host plant, absence of severe competition and other physical needs such as shelter are needed in order to establish their population sutherst, 1991. This is to ensure that we give you the best experience possible. Cerambycidae, heterobostrychus aequalis waterhouse and sinoxylon anale lesnebostrichidae. Heterobostrychus aequalis, known generally as oriental wood borer, is a species of horned powderpost beetle in the family bostrichidae.
Biology and management of invasive alien species in agricultural and forestry. The next big development in cell biology didnt result in new taxa right away, but was even more fundamental than the introduction of protists. World distribution of heterobostrychus aequalis hetbae eppo global database. The species was therefore rejected as a biological control agent forc. The female external genitalia consist of the clitoris, numerous folds that can obscure to varying degrees the vaginal vestibule as well as the clitoris, and a fatpadded, haircovered expanse of skin found above the clitoris that is known as the mons pubis. Reproductive biology of two macrourid fish, nezumia. Myzus persicae was first described by sulzer in 1776 as aphis persicae. Lecture arthropods and their relatives fall 2007 the lophophorates. The genus heterobostrychus contains only one other species, brunneus murray, that has been intercepted in the us, both in florida arnett 2000. Heterobostrychus aequalis hetbaeworld distribution. Other than that books and documents were located at universities and national. Insects free fulltext the efficacy of organocomplex. Developmental irregularity and abnormal elytra formation.
Biology, taxonomy, and evolution of four sympatric agrilus. Th ree species are recorded for the fi rst time from th ailand. World distribution of heterobostrychus aequalis waterhouse. The botanical text book, an introduction to scientific botany. Their attacks are confined to starchrich sapwood and often unsuspected until the emergence hole and frass is produced. This is the first comprehensive paper listing the insect pests of commercial forest trees and timbers in the territory of papua and new guinea. New perspectives on the biology of the tropical powderpost beetle, minthea rugicollis walk.
It has been found in plywood, furniture, wooden toys, wooden clogs, and carvings. Oriental wood borer heterobostrychus aequalis waterhouse. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. An heterobostrychus aequalis in nahilalakip ha genus nga heterobostrychus, ngan familia nga bostrichidae. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Olivier, 1790, heterobostrychus aequalis waterhouse, 1884. A test of various insecticides was made on 12 samples each of dyera costulata, a timber very liable to powderpostbeetle attack, in a seasoning shed known to support a large population of minthea rugicollis and heterobostrychus aequalis, the two most common and destructive species of powderpost beetles in malaya. Sites 1996 the bostrichidae coleoptera of missouri.
Teratological deformity in arthropods may arise spontaneously or be induced by chemicals, mutagens, diseases, and physical disturbance. Twentysix thousand five hundred and fortyfour saplings were planted with 304 saplings per hectare, and the rates of survival recorded in 1970 found that only 9,158 trees managed to grow well and survive with resulting in 105 saplings per hectare, respectively. The botanical text book, an introduction to scientific botany, both structural and systematic. Pupal development and adult lifespan of different beetles. Pupal development and adult lifespan of different beetles biology essay. Biology and control of green peach aphid myzus persicae sulzer, on peach in west virginia, usa.
A horseshoeshaped fold of ciliated tentacles surrounding the mouth cilia whip about and create a water current. Antennae are short filiform and hind femora are enlarged. Close parallels exist in the feeding biology of aphids and psyllids, but aphids appear better adapted for the exploitation of unstable ephemeral food sources. Bostrichidae is a small family with approximately 650 species in seven subfamilies and 80 genera r booth, nhm, london, uk, personal communication, 2005. Jul 10, 2009 at high population densities nymphal mortality increases in a densitydependent manner with increasing density, whereas at low densities nymphal survival is enhanced by group feeding. Sep 10, 2010 species diversity and infestation densities of rubberwood hevea brasiliensis mull. Impact of longterm forest enrichment planting on the. The bostrichidae of the maltese islands coleoptera zookeys. The powder post beetle, sinoxylon anale lesne 40%, is the single dominant rubberwood. An illustrated key to powder post beetles coleoptera.
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