Bark and Ambrosia Beetles of the U.S. & Canada

SYNONYMY

• Theoborus ricini (Eggers 1932) Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 22: 296
• Xyleborus ricini Eggers 1932. Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 22: 296
• Theoborus solitariceps (Schedl 1954) Dusenia 5: 45
• Xyleborus solitariceps Schedl 1954. Dusenia 5: 45

DISTRIBUTION.

Numbers in parentheses after each geographic unit are the number of distinct collection events in the database for that unit. In general, countries outside the New World have not yet been added to the database for exotic species. For further information on published sources of distribution, check the REFERENCES section.

• (1)
  (1): no state / prov. data (1);
• Africa (8)
  Cameroon (1): no state / prov. data (1); Cote d'Ivoire (1): no state / prov. data (1); Equatorial Guniea (1): no state / prov. data (1); Ghana (1): no state / prov. data (1); Nigeria (1): unknown (1); São Tomé (1): no state / prov. data (1); Uganda (1): no state / prov. data (1); Zaire (1): no state / prov. data (1);
• Central America (9)
  Costa Rica (7): Guanacaste (1), Heredia (2), Limón (3), Puntarenas (1); Honduras (2): Cortés (1), Francisco Morazán (1);
• Caribbean (2)
  Rep. Dominicana (2): no state / prov. data (2);
• North America (19)
  México (14): CAMP (4), TAB (7), VER (3); U.S. (5): FL (5);
• South America (3)
  Brazil (1): Paraná (1); Colombia (1): unknown (1); Venezuela (1): unknown (1);
• UNK (5)
  (5): no state / prov. data (5);

HOSTS

Numbers in parentheses after each host family, genus, or collection method are the number of distinct collection events in the database for that host or method.

• No host information (15);
• Anacardiaceae (1): Astronium (1): graveolens (1);
• Burseraceae (2): Bursera (2): simaruba (2);
• Caesalpinaceae (2): Delonix (2): regia (2);
• Combretaceae (1): Terminalia (1): sp. (1);
• Euphorbiaceae (2): Hevea (1): brasilensis (1); Ricinus (1): communis (1);
• Meliaceae (1): Swietenia (1): sp. (1);
• Mimosaceae (4): Albizzia (1): gummifera (1); Inga (2): sp. (2); Tetrapleura (1): tetraptera (1);
• Moraceae (1): Brosimum (1): alicastrum (1);
• Myrsinaceae (1): Maesa (1): rufescens (1);
• Olacaceae (1): Aptandra (1): zenkeri (1);
• Papilionaceae (2): Dioclea (1): megacarpa (1); Erythrina (1): sp. (1);
• Rutaceae (4): Citrus (4): aurantifolia (1), sp. (3);
• Sterculiaceae (2): Theobroma (2): cacao (2);
• trap (7): barrier / pitfall (5): ethanol (5); flight intercept (1): no details (1); Lindgren Funnel (1): no details (1);
• Verbenaceae (1) Gmelina (1): arborea (1);

REFERENCES

The following are important recent monographs, catalogs, and supplements to catalogs that refer to this species. The specific page on which the reference is made is shown in pink at the end of the reference. In the case of Wood (1982) and Wood & Bright (1992) clicking on the reference page will link to a digital version of the work in question.

• Wood, S.L. 1982. The bark and ambrosia beetles of North and Central America (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), a taxonomic monograph. Great Basin Nat. Mem. 6:1-1356. [775]. (data capture complete)
• Wood, S.L., Bright,D.E. 1992. A catalog of Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera), Part 2. Taxonomic Index. Great Basin Nat. Mem. 13:1-1553 (vol. A, B). [661]
• Wood, S.L. 2007. Bark and ambrosia beetles of South America (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Monte L. Bean Sci. Mus.,Provo, Utah. 900 pp. [389]. (all data not captured)

The following are references from which host and distribution data have been input into the database. If one of the above monographs or catalogs also appears in this list, it means that most relevant collection event data have been included.

• Atkinson, T.H., Equihua M., A 1985. Notes on biology and distribution of Mexican and Central American Scolytidae (Coleoptera). I. Hylesininae, Scolytinae except Cryphalini and Corthylini. Coleopterists Bull. 39: 227-238.
• Atkinson, T.H., Equihua M., A 1986. Biology of Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera) of a tropical rain forest in southeastern Mexico with an annotated checklist of species. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 79: 414-423.
• Atkinson,T.H.; Rabaglia,R.J.; Peck,S.J.; Foltz,J.L. 1991. New records of Scolytidae and Platypodidae from the United States and Bahamas. Coleopterists Bull. 45(2): 152-164.
• Bright, D.E. 1982. Studies on West Indian Scolytidae (Coleoptera) 2. New distribution records and descriptions of a new genus and species. Stud. Neotrop. Fauna Environ. 17: 163-168.
• Bright, D.E., Skidmore, R.E. 1997. A Catalog of Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera), Supplement 1 (1990-1994). NRC Research Press: 1-368.
• Estrada V., A, Atkinson, T.H. 1989. Scolytidae y Platypodidae de Escárcega, Campeche, México. Biogeografía, biología, importancia económica y una lista de especies. An. Inst. Biol. Zool. (Mexico) 58: 199-220.
• Pérez De La Cruz,M.; Equihua Martínez,A.; Romero Nápoles,J.; Sánchez Soto,S.; García López,E.; Bravo Mojica,H. 2009. Escolítidos (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) Asociados al Agroecosistema Cacao en Tabasco, México. Neotrop. Ent. 38(5): 602-609.
• Rabaglia, R.J., Dole, S.A., Cognato, A.I. 2006. Review of American Xyleborina (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) Occurring North of Mexico, with an Illustrated Key. Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 99(6): 1034-1056.
• unpublished 2012. dummy record for unpublished records. .
• Wood, S.L. 1982. The bark and ambrosia beetles of North and Central America (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), a taxonomic monograph. Great Basin Nat. Mem. 6: 1-1356.
• Wood, S.L., Bright, D.E. 1992. A catalog of Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera), Part 2. Taxonomic Index Volume A. Great Basin Nat. Mem. 13A.

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