DINODERINAE, C. G. Thomson, 1863

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SUBFAMILY DINODERINAE

Dinoderus bifoveolatus (Wollaston) 1858: 409 (Rhizoperth a); Gorham 1898a: 329; Lepesme 1947: 203. Distribution. Grenada, Guadeloupe, St. Vincent; widespread New World; tropicopolitan. Notes. Boring into many wood products.

Dinoderus minutus (Fabricius) 1775: 54 ( Apate ); Fleutiaux and Sallé 1890: 419; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 398; Lepesme 1947: 202; Fisher 1950: 30; Miskimen and Bond 1970: 90; Spilman 1971: 3; Ivie et al. 2008b: 246. = D. distinctus Lesne 1897: 322 of Guadeloupe; Blackwelder 1944-1957: 398; Lepesme 1947: 200. Distribution. Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Vincent. USA (FL, CA), Guatemala to Argentina; widespread in Old and New World tropics; introduced to New World tropics; introduced to Lesser Antilles. Notes. The bamboo powder-post beetle. Adults and larvae bore into dry (not living) bamboo (wherever dry bamboo is stored) plus sugarcane, rattan, packing cases, and stored products such as many kinds of timber, plants, and vegetable products.