1. PaDIL Species Factsheet Scientific Name: Apatides fortis (LeConte, 1866) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae: Bostrichinae: Bostrichini) Common Name Powderpost beetle Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/Pest/Main/141041 Image Library Australian Biosecurity Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/ Partners for Australian Biosecurity image library Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment https://www.awe.gov.au/ Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia https://dpird.wa.gov.au/ Plant Health Australia https://www.planthealthaustralia.com.au/ Museums Victoria https://museumsvictoria.com.au/ 2. Species Information 2.1. Details Specimen Contact: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard Uni, Cambridge USA - [email protected] Author: Ken Walker Citation: Ken Walker (2011) Powderpost beetle(Apatides fortis)Updated on 8/23/2021 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/141041 2.3. Facets Commodity Overview: Forestry Commodity Type: Timber Distribution: Central and South America, USA and Canada Group: Beetles Status: Exotic species - absent from Australia 2.4. Diagnostic Notes This is a monotypic genus found in North and Central America. The diagnostic feature is: In side view, the face is perpendicularly elevated behind the clypeus. Other characters include: Antennae 10-segmented, funicle 5-segmented; pronotum not excavated behind middle of the anterior margin. Adult body length 9.5 - 17.00mm. 3. Diagnostic Images USA Phoenix, Arizona H.C. Fall Collection USA Phoenix, Arizona H.C. Fall Collection Antenna: Clare McLellan Museums Victoria Dorsal view : Clare McLellan Museums Victoria USA Phoenix, Arizona USA Phoenix, Arizona H.C. Fall Collection Dorsal view: Ken Walker Museums Victoria Elytra: Clare McLellan Museums Victoria USA Phoenix, Arizona USA Phoenix, Arizona H.C. Fall Collection Head front: Ken Walker Museums Victoria Head Side: Clare McLellan Museums Victoria USA Phoenix, Arizona H.C. Fall Collection USA Phoenix, Arizona H.C. Fall Collection Lateral Image: Clare McLellan Museums Posterior : Clare McLellan Museums Victoria Victoria USA Phoenix, Arizona H.C. Fall Collection USA Phoenix, Arizona H.C. Fall Collection Pronotum: Clare McLellan Museums Victoria Thorax Side: Clare McLellan Museums Victoria 4. Other Images USA Phoenix, Arizona USA Phoenix, Arizona Elytra: Ken Walker Museums Victoria Elytral declivity: Ken Walker Museums Victoria USA Phoenix, Arizona USA Phoenix, Arizona Head side: Ken Walker Museums Victoria Head side: Ken Walker Museums Victoria USA Phoenix, Arizona USA Phoenix, Arizona Lateral elytra: Ken Walker Museums Victoria Lateral Image: Ken Walker Museums Victoria Results Generated: Sunday, September 26, 2021 .