1. PaDIL Species Factsheet Scientific Name: Lichenophanes fasciculatus (Fall, 1909) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae: Bostrichinae: Bostrichini) Common Name Powderpost beetle Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/Pest/Main/142358 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 Victoria - [email protected] Author: Ken Walker Citation: Ken Walker (2012) Powderpost beetle(Lichenophanes fasciculatus)Updated on 3/17/2012 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/142358 2.3. Facets Commodity Overview: Forestry Commodity Type: Timber Distribution: Central and South America Group: Beetles Status: Exotic species - absent from Australia 2.4. Diagnostic Notes The tribe Bostrichini is characterised by: - First and second antennal club segments not cup-shaped, more or less compressed laterally or flabellate - Hind coxal cavities completely or incompletelty margined by a sharp raised ridge along the anterior margin of the first visible abdominal sternite The genus Lichenophanes is characterised by: - Body length: 5.5-15.5mm - Antennal club segments with two completely margined circular sensory areas - Metepisterna not densely hariy and often not visible - Elytrons usually with ridges and or tubercles - Pronotum often with a pair of raised, convex swellings on the disc There are 36 known valid species in this genus. Diagnostic characteristics of this species include: - Body length: 7.0mm - Pubescence on pronotum and elytra with numerous interspaced, erect pointed tufts of brown, dark brown, reddish brown or blackish hair Source: Graham Goodyer 2008 (unpublished) Identification of Bostrichid beetles to Genus and Species. 3. Diagnostic Images Mexico - Pina Cola, Aug 1975 Mexico - Pina Cola, Aug 1975 Antenna: Ken Walker Museums Victoria Dorsal view: Ken Walker Museums Victoria Mexico - Pina Cola, Aug 1975 Mexico - Pina Cola, Aug 1975 Head front: Ken Walker Museums Victoria Head side: K Museums Victoria Mexico - Pina Cola, Aug 1975 Mexico - Pina Cola, Aug 1975 Lateral thorax: Ken Walker Museums Lateral view: Ken Walker Museums Victoria Victoria Results Generated: Saturday, October 2, 2021 .