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

SYNONYMY

• Xyleborinus attenuatus (Blandford 1894) Trans. Ent. Soc. London 1894: 114
• Xyleborus attenuatus (Blandford 1894) Trans. Ent. Soc. London 1894: 114
• Xyleborinus alni (Niisima 1909) Tohuku Imp. Univ. J. Coll. Agric. 3: 160
• Xyleborus alni Niisima 1909. Tohuku Imp. Univ. J. Coll. Agric. 3: 160

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.

• Asia (8)
  (8): no state / prov. data (8);
• Eurasia (5)
  Czechoslovakia (1): no state / prov. data (1); Japan (2): no state / prov. data (2); Korea (1): no state / prov. data (1); Russia (1): no state / prov. data (1);
• North America (191)
  Canada (4): B.C. (1), N.S. (1), ONT (1), QUE (1); U.S. (187): ID (2), MA (29), MD (5), ME (16), MI (14), NH (5), NJ (10), NY (16), OH (6), OR (25), PA (37), RI (4), VT (6), WA (12);

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 (13);
• Betulaceae (3): Alnus (2): rubra (1), sp. (1); Betula (1): japonica (1);
• Ebenaceae (1): Diospyros (1): kaki (1);
• Fagaceae (2): Fagus (1): crenata (1); Quercus (1): stenophylla (1);
• Hamamelidaceae (1): Hamamelis (1): japonica (1);
• Magnoliaceae (1): Magnolia (1): obovata (1);
• Rosaceae (2): Prunus (2): no species data (1), sp. (1);
• Tiliaceae (1): Tilia (1): amurensis (1);
• trap (180) (129): alpha pinene + ethanol (129); Lindgren Funnel (51): no details (14), alpha pinene (1), alpha pinene + ethanol (11), alpha pinene + exotic Ips (2), alpha pinene+exotic Ips l (1), ethanol (10), exotic bark beetlelure (6), ips-lure (4), pine shootbeetle lure (2);

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., 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). [805]

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.

• Anon. 2010. Taxonomic Holdings & Type Holdings (http://www.arc.ent.msu.edu/holdings.php). Albert J. Cook Arthropod Research Collection. Web database, undated, accessed June 6, 2010..
• Cognato, A.I.; Barc, N.; Philip, M.; Mech, R.; Smith, A.D.; Galbraith, E.; Storer, A.J.; Kirkendall, L.R. 2010. The native and introduced bark and ambrosia beetles of Michigan (Curculionidae: Scolytinae). Great Lakes Entom.42(3-4): 101-120.
• Hoebeke,E.R.; Rabaglia,R.J. 2007. First reported occurrence of Xyleborinus alni (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in the eastern United States, with notes on its recognition and tree hosts.. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 109(1): 240-248.
• Labonte, J.R.; Mudge, A.D.; Johnson, K.J.R. 2005. Nonindigenous woodboring Scoleoptera (Cerambycidae, Curculionidae: Scolytinae) new to Oregon and Washington, 1999-2002: Consequences of the intracontinental movement of raw wood products and solid wood packing materials. Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 107(3): 554-564.
• Mudge, A.D.; LaBonte, J.R.; Johnson, K.J.R.; LaGasa, E.H. 2001. Exotic woodboring Coleoptera (Micromalthidae, Scolytidae) and Hymenoptera (Xiphydriidae) new to Oregon and Washington. Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 103(4): 1011-1019.
• 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.

Maps automatically open at the center of the plotted points and the scale is set to encompass all map points. Maps can be resized (scale bar at upper left) and the center moved (place cursor over map and drag) to see other parts of the distribution of the species. Clicking on a map marker will pull up collection event data and a literature citation if present. If any errors are found, please refer to the "series code" which is a unique identifier for a database record in any communications). Coordinates have not been entered for all collection records.