1. PaDIL Species Factsheet
Scientific Name: Melalgus confertus (Le Conte, 1866) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae: Polycaoninae)
Common Name Powderpost beetle Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/Pest/Main/142053
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2.1. Details Specimen Contact: Museum Victoria - [email protected] Author: McCaffrey, Sarah Citation: McCaffrey, Sarah (2011) Powderpost beetle (Melalgus confertus)Updated on 8/24/2021 Available online: PaDIL - http://www.padil.gov.au Image Use: Free for use under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY- NC 4.0)
2.2. URL Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/Pest/Main/142053
2.3. Facets Commodity Overview: Forestry Commodity Type: Timber Distribution: USA and Canada Group: Beetles Status: Exotic species - absent from Australia
2.4. Other Names Exopioides incisa LeConte, 1868 Polycaon confertus LeConte, 1866
2.5. Diagnostic Notes The genus Melalgus can be distinguished by:
- Body length 7.0-21.0mm - Body clyindrical - Anterior legs very robust, their tibiae strongly notched on the inside at the base and with only one terminal spur inside - Second and third tarsal segments enlarged in the apical half - Pronotum sides flat or slightly concave - Elytra with ribs, ridges or teeth (except for M. confertus). There are 24 known species in this genus.
Source: Graham Goodyer 2008 (unpublished) Identification of Bostrichid beetles to Genus and Species. 3. Diagnostic Images
No site data available No site data available Antenna Image: Sarah McCaffrey Museums Dorsal Image: Sarah McCaffrey Museums Victoria Victoria
No site data available No site data available Elytra Image: Sarah McCaffrey Museums Head Front Image: Sarah McCaffrey Victoria Museums Victoria
No site data available No site data available Head Side Image: Sarah McCaffrey Lateral Image: Sarah McCaffrey Museums Museums Victoria Victoria No site data available No site data available Posterior Image: Sarah McCaffrey Museums Pronotum Image: Sarah McCaffrey Victoria Museums Victoria
No site data available No site data available Thorax Side Image: Sarah McCaffrey Ventral Image: Sarah McCaffrey Museums Museums Victoria Victoria
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