Rhyzopertha dominica (Fabricius, 1792) Synodendron dominicum Fabricius, 1792: 359. Distribution in China. Recorded from most provinces including: Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanghai, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang. Recorded from Yunnan by Li (1992), but not found in our collections. Other distribution. Cosmopolitan species. CABI (2021b) gives details of the worldwide distribution. Host plants. In tropical countries, it develops in tree branches, bamboo and rattan; in cooler areas it attacks cereal grains and products. Introduced throughout the world and established in many countries—mainly in grain stores (CABI 2021b).

Published as part of Zhang, Yi-Feng, Meng, Ling-Zeng & Beaver, Roger A., 2022, A review of the non-lyctine powder-post beetles of Yunnan (China) with a new genus and new species (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae), pp. 501-545 in Zootaxa 5091 (4) on page 516, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5091.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5863820