The Bostrichidae of the Maltese Islands are reviewed. Ten species are recorded with certainty from this Archipelago, of which 6 namely, Trogoxylon
impressum (Comolli, 1837), Amphicerus
bimaculatus (A.G. Olivier, 1790), Heterobostrychus
aequalis (Waterhouse, 1884), Sinoxylon
unidentatum (Fabricius, 1801), Xyloperthella
picea (A.G. Olivier, 1790) and Apate
monachus Fabricius, 1775 are recorded for the first time. Two of the mentioned species (Heterobostrychus
aequalis and Sinoxylon
unidentatum) are alien and recorded only on the basis of single captures and the possible establishment of these species is discussed. Earlier records of Scobicia
pustulata (Fabricius, 1801) from Malta are incorrect and should be attributed to Scobicia
chevrieri (A. Villa & J.B. Villa, 1835). A zoogeographical analysis and an updated checklist of the 12 species of Bostrichidae recorded from the Maltese Islands and neigbouring Sicilian islands (Pantelleria, Linosa and Lampedusa) are also provided.Rhizopertha
dominica
(Fabricius, 1792)
form
granulipennis Lesne in Beeson & Bhatia, 1937 from Uttarakhand (northern India) was overlooked by almost all subsequent authors. Its history is summarized and the following new synonymy is established: Rhizopertha
dominica
(Fabricius, 1792)
form
granulipennis Lesne in Beeson & Bhatia, 1937 = Rhyzopertha
dominica (Fabricius, 1792), syn. n.Finally, records of Amphicerus
bimaculatus from Azerbaijan, of Bostrichus
capucinus (Linnaeus, 1758) from Jordan and Syria, of Scobicia
chevrieri from Jordan and Italy, of Xyloperthella
picea from Italy, and of Apate
monachus from Corsica (France) and Italy, are also provided.