Lyctus brunneus
Introduction '''''Lyctus brunneus''''' is a xylophage (wood-eating) insect a species of beetle in the family Bostrichidae. It is a member of the subfamily Lyctinae, the powderpost beetles. It is known commonly as the '''brown powderpost beetle''' or '''brown lyctus beetle'''.Today it is distributed worldwide but it was probably originally native to the Neotropical realm. Like other powderpost beetles, this species lives in wood.
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