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lyctus|ˈlɪktəs|
[mod.L. (J. C. Fabricius Entomologia Systematica (1792) I. ii. 502), f. Gr. λύκτος, L. Lyctus name of a city in Crete.]
A wood-boring beetle of the genus so called; a powder-post beetle. Also attrib. Hence ˈlyctid n., a beetle of the family Lyctidæ; as adj., of or pertaining to this family.
1917U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 788 (title) Powder-post damage by Lyctus beetles to seasoned hardwood. 1926E. O. Essig Insects Western N. Amer. 438 The European lyctus..can be separated by the single row of large round shallow punctures on the elytra. 1936Discovery Feb. 42/1 The Powder-Post or Lyctus beetles are menacing timber-yard pests. 1958Times Rev. Industry May 18/3 Death watch beetles and furniture beetles..are joined by..the lyctus beetle. 1959E. F. Linssen Beetles Brit. Is. II. 63 The dust made by Anobiid larvae is granular, that of the Lyctid grubs is a fine powder. 1963N. E. Hickin Insect Factor in Wood Decay v. 134 Lyctid beetles are small. |