Bostrichus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Bostrichiformia
Superfamilia: Bostrichoidea

Familia: Bostrichidae
Subfamilia: Bostrichinae
Tribus: Bostrichini
Genus: Bostrichus
Species: B. capucinus
Name

Bostrichus Geoffroy, 1762
Gender: masculine
Type species: Dermestes capucinus Linnæus, 1758
Fixation: Subsequent designation designated by Latreille 1810: 431

References

Geoffroy, E.L. 1762: Histoire abrégée des insectes qui se trouvent aux environs de Paris; dans laquelle ces animaux sont rangés suivant un ordre méthodique. Tome premier. 523Pp. Paris.
Bostrichus capucinus L. - photo by M.E. Smirnov

Vernacular names
русский: Капюшонник

Bostrichus is a genus of beetles found in the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East, and North Africa.
External links

Bostrichus at Fauna Europaea