Bark and Ambrosia Beetles

SYNONYMY

• Xyleborus exilis Schedl 1934. Ent. Blatt. 30: 209
• Coptoborus pseudotenuis (Schedl 1936) Arch. Inst. Biol. Veg. Rio de Janeiro 3: 109
• Xyleborus pseudotenuis Schedl 1936. Arch. Inst. Biol. Veg. Rio de Janeiro 3: 109
• Xyleborus tenuis Schedl 1949. Rev, Brasil. Biol. 9: 269

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.

• Central America (6)
  Costa Rica (4): Limón (3), Puntarenas (1); Panamá (2): Panamá (2);
• North America (42)
  México (39): CAMP (1), SLP (2), TAB (15), VER (21); U.S. (3): FL (3);
• South America (1)
  Brazil (1): unknown (1);

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 (16);
• Boraginaceae (1): Cordia (1): sp. (1);
• Burseraceae (1): Bursera (1): simaruba (1);
• Caesalpinaceae (2): Delonix (1): regia (1); Dialium (1): guianense (1);
• Euphorbiaceae (2): Hevea (2): brasilensis (2);
• Meliaceae (1): Cedrella (1): odorata (1);
• Mimosaceae (2): Acacia (1): pennatula (1); Zygia (1): sp. (1);
• Moraceae (1): Artocarpus (1): altilis (1);
• Papilionaceae (1): Gliricidia (1): sepium (1);
• Rutaceae (1): Citrus (1): sinensis (1);
• Solanaceae (1): Cestrum (1): sp. (1);
• Sterculiaceae (2): Theobroma (2): cacao (2);
• Tiliaceae (1): Heliocarpus (1): appendiculatus (1);
• trap (17) (1): alpha pinene + ethanol (1); barrier / pitfall (7): ethanol (7); flight intercept (2): no details (2); light (6): no details (1), ultraviolet (5); Lindgren Funnel (1): ethanol (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. [802]. (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). [664]
• Wood, S.L. 2007. Bark and ambrosia beetles of South America (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Monte L. Bean Sci. Mus.,Provo, Utah. 900 pp. [396]. (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., Cognato, A.I. 2009. Two newly detected bark and ambrosia beetles from southern Florida (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae). Zootaxa 2311: 66-68.
• Bright, D.E., Skidmore, R.E. 1997. A Catalog of Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera), Supplement 1 (1990-1994). NRC Research Press: 1-368.
• Bright, D.E., Skidmore, R.E. 2002. A Catalog of Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera), Supplement 2 (1995-1999). NRC Research Press: 1-523.
• 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.
• Noguera M., F.A., Atkinson, T.H. 1990. Biogeography and biology of bark and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae and Platypodidae) in a mesic montane forest in Mexico with an annotated checklist of species. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 83(3): 453-466.
• 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.
• 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.

All distribution maps automatically open on the southeastern U.S. 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.