Heterobostrychus aequalis

TaxID: 295662

Basic Information

Heterobostrychus aequalis

Oriental Wood Borer, Oriental wood borer

Heterobostrychus aequalis, known generally as oriental wood borer, is a species of horned powder-post beetle in the family Bostrichidae. Other common names include the lesser auger beetle (Australia) and oriental bostrichid. It is found in Africa, Australia, Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China), North America, Oceania, and Southern Asia.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Bostrichidae

Heterobostrychus

aequalis

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Heterobostrychus aequalis
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(c) George Pollock@BY-NC
Heterobostrychus aequalis
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(c) 周瑜@BY-NC
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(c) Simba@BY-NC
Heterobostrychus aequalis
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(c) Simba@BY-NC
Heterobostrychus aequalis
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(c) 周瑜@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (2 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

Scientific Name Status
Camellia sinensis Host
Ceiba pentandra Host

Quarantine Status (8 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Argentina Absent 2019
Chile Quarantine pests 2019
China Quarantine pests 2021
Guatemala Absent —
Japan Quarantine pests —
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —
Paraguay Quarantine pests —
Uruguay Absent —

Distribution (44 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

38
Present
6
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Australia Absent
Australia Present
Bangladesh Present —
Bahamas Present —
Barbados Present —
Bhutan Present —
China Present
Comoros Present —
Cuba Present —
Christmas Island Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature