Dinoderinae

Not to be confused with Dinidoridae, a family of Hemiptera that often is misspelt.

The Dinoderinae comprise a subfamily of the beetle family Bostrichidae. There are five to seven genera. They live in wood. Some species are known as pests of wood-based and other stored products.^[1]

Dinoderinae
Dinoderopsis serriger
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Family:	Bostrichidae
Subfamily:	Dinoderinae C.G.Thomson, 1863
Genera
See text

Genera include:^[2]

• Dinoderopsis
• Dinoderus
• Prostephanus
• Rhizoperthodes
• Rhyzopertha
• Stephanopachys

References

1. Tonkel, Kirk C.; Rector, Brian G.; Longland, William S.; Dimitri, Lindsay A.; Ivie, Michael A. (2014). "Stephanopachys conicola Fisher (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) Feeding on Decaying Western Juniper (Juniperus occidentalis Hooker) Berries: A Novel Association for Bostrichidae". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 68 (3): 403–406. doi:10.1649/072.068.0311. S2CID 85722676.
2. Dinoderinae. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Bibliography

• Borowski, Jerzy; Węgrzynowicz, Piotr (2012). The Powderpost Beetles of the World (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae): Keys for the Identification of Species, Volume 1. Mantis. ISBN 9788362860036.

External links

• Dinoderinae at BugGuide.Net