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Lyctus africanus

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Lyctus africanus

Summary

Lyctus africanus is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Lyctus africanus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Lyctus africanus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Lyctus africanus belongs to the parent taxon Lyctus[5].
  • Lyctus africanus's scientific name is Lyctus africanus[6].
  • Lyctus africanus's Commons category is recorded as Lyctus africanus[7].
  • Lyctus africanus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lyctus africanus[8].
  • Lyctus africanus's Commons gallery is recorded as Lyctus africanus[9].
  • Lyctus africanus's taxon synonym is recorded as Lyctus politus[10].
  • Lyctus africanus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. africanus'}[11].
  • Lyctus africanus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African Powderpost Beetle'}[12].
  • Lyctus africanus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'parkettikuoriainen'}[13].
  • Lyctus africanus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '非洲粉蠹'}[14].
  • Lyctus africanus's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[15].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Lyctus africanus is Lyctus africanus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Lyctus[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African Powderpost Beetle'}[12], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'parkettikuoriainen'}[13], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '非洲粉蠹'}[14].

Identifiers

Lyctus africanus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 673745[16]. Lyctus africanus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1714395[17]. Lyctus africanus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 3267237[18]. Lyctus africanus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5743297[19]. Lyctus africanus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 817428[20].

Why It Matters

Lyctus africanus has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . BugGuide. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Revision of the systematic status and update of Latin-English-Chinese catalogue of storage beetles. wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → taxon
    Parent taxon → Lyctus
    Insects (insecta) of the world id → 836359
    Taxon rank → species
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7224]]: 836359, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269368|batch #269368]]"
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