Bark and Ambrosia Beetles

SYNONYMY

• Corthylus papulans Eichhoff 1869. Berliner Ent. Zeit. 12: 280
• Corthylus spinifer Schwarz 1891. Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 2: 114
• Metacorthylus affinis Fonseca 1925. Commisão de Estudio e Debelhacão de Praga Cafeeira: 3
• Corthylus affinis Fonseca 1927. Rev. Mus. Paul. 15(1): 585
• Corthylus guayanensis Eggers 1933. Lab. d'Ent. Mus. Nat. d'Hist. Nat. Paris, Mem. 1: 22
• Corthylus tomentosus Schedl 1940. An. Esc. Nac. Cienc. Biol. 1: 350
• Corthylocurus brunneus (Nunberg 1972) Pap. Avulsos Depto. Zool. 25: 191
• Corthylus brunneus Nunberg 1972. Pap. Avulsos Depto. Zool. 25: 191

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);
• Central America (7)
  (2): no state / prov. data (2); Belize (1): Orange Walk (1); Costa Rica (2): San José (2); Honduras (1): Francisco Morazán (1); Panamá (1): Panamá (1);
• Caribbean (12)
  Bahamas (10): no state / prov. data (7), Andros Isl. (3); Cuba (1): no state / prov. data (1); Rep. Dominicana (1): La Vega (1);
• North America (101)
  México (96): CAMP (39), CHIS (1), HGO (1), JAL (2), MICH (7), MOR (16), NAY (1), OAX (4), TAB (17), VER (8); U.S. (5): FL (5);
• North America (201)
  México (96): CAMP (39), CHIS (1), HGO (1), JAL (2), MICH (7), MOR (16), NAY (1), OAX (4), TAB (17), VER (8); U.S. (5): FL (5); U.S. (105): FL (5); FL (105);

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 (41);
• Anacardiaceae (7): Astronium (1): graveolens (1); Metopium (2): brownei (2); Rhus (1): copallina (1); Spondias (3): mombin (2), purpurea (1);
• Burseraceae (1): Bursera (1): simaruba (1);
• Compositae (1): Ludwigia (1): peruviana (1);
• Family? (1): Jussaea (1): peruviana (1);
• Lauraceae (2): Persea (2): americana (2);
• Meliaceae (1): Swietenia (1): macrophylla (1);
• Mimosaceae (2): Acacia (1): guameri (1); Inga (1): sp. (1);
• Moraceae (5): Ficus (5): aurea (2), cotinifolia (3);
• Polygonaceae (1): Gymnopodium (1): floribundum (1);
• Rosaceae (1): Prunus (1): persica (1);
• Rubiaceae (1): Guettarda (1): combsii (1);
• Salicaceae (1): Salix (1): guatemalensis (1);
• Sapindaceae (2): Cupania (1): glabra (1); Koelreuteria (1): formosana (1);
• Sterculiaceae (1): Theobroma (1): cacao (1);
• trap (52): (7): alpha pinene + ethanol (7); barrier / pitfall (12): ethanol (12); flight intercept (2): no details (2); light (21): no details (2), ultraviolet (19); pitfall (1): no details (1); window trap (9): ethanol (9);
• Verbenaceae (1) Vitex (1): guameri (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. [1304]. (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). [1076]
• Wood, S.L. 2007. Bark and ambrosia beetles of South America (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Monte L. Bean Sci. Mus.,Provo, Utah. 900 pp. [854]. (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.

• 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..
• Atkinson, T.H., Equihua M., A 1985. Notes on biology and distribution of Mexican and Central American Scolytidae (Coleoptera). II. Scolytinae: Cryphalini and Corthylini. Coleopterists Bull. 39: 355-363.
• 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., Equihua M., A. 1988. Notas sobre biología y distribución de Scolytidae y Platypodidae de México y Centroamérica. Fol. Entomol. Mex. 76: 83-105.
• Atkinson, T.H., Martínez F., E, Saucedo C., E, Burgos S., A 1986. Scolytidae y Platypodidae (Coleoptera) asociados a selva baja caducifolia y comunidades derivadas en el estado de Morelos. Fol. Entomol. Mex. 69: 41-82. .
• Atkinson, T.H., Saucedo C., E, Martínez F., E, Burgos S., A 1986. Coleópteros Scolytidae y Platypodidae asociados con las comunidades vegetales de clima templado y frío en el estado de Morelos. Acta Zool. Mex. 17: 1-58.
• 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.
• Bright, D.E., Skidmore, R.E. 2002. A Catalog of Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera), Supplement 2 (1995-1999). NRC Research Press: 1-523.
• EDRR 2011. USFS Early Detection Rapid Response Database. http://www.fs.fed.us/invasivespecies/earlydetection.shtml/.
• Equihua M., A, Atkinson, T.H. 1986. Annotated checklist of the bark and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae and Platypodidae) associated with tropical deciduous forest in Chamela, Jalisco, Mexico. Fla. Entomol. 69: 619-635.
• 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.
• 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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