Bark and Ambrosia Beetles of

SYNONYMY

Taxonomic Comments.   Bright (1981) treated P. confuses and P. bellus as subspecies, essentially ignoring Wood’s 1977 synonymy. He distinguished the two subspecies exclusively on geographical distribution and size (“majority of specimens >2.4 mm” vs. (“majority of specimens <2.4 mm”) and stated that the two were “distinct, isolated entities”. In fact, further collecting in Mexico shows that there is no gap in geographical distributions and the overlapping size ranges he cited do not allow for separation of specimens. He described P. confuses sequestus solely on the basis of geographical separation. In couplet 5 of his key to genera the subspecies P. confusus bellus and P. confusus sequestus by “occurs in the Bahamas” vs. “occurs in the Dominican Republic”. In the absence of any morphological or molecular data there is no basis for maintaining subspecies.

• Pityophthorus confusus Blandford 1904. Biol. Cent. Amer. 4(6): 237
• Pityophthorus confusus confusus Blandford 1904. Biol. Cent. Amer. 4(6): 237

DISTRIBUTION.

Numbers in parentheses after each geographic unit are the number of distinct collection events in the database for that unit. For exotic species generally only countries are listed for localities outside the New World. For further information on published sources of distribution, check the REFERENCES section.

• Central America (12)
  El Salvador (3): no state / prov. data (1), Santa Ana (2); Guatemala (1): Baja Verapaz (1); Honduras (5): El Paraíso (4), Francisco Morazán (1); Nicaragua (3): Estelí (1), Nuevo Segovia (2);
• North America (5)
  México (5): Chiapas (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 (5);
• Pinaceae (12) Pinus (12): michoacana (1), ochoterenai (1), oocarpa (7), sp. (2), tenuifolia (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.

• Bright, D.E. 1981. A taxonomic monograph of the genus Pityophthorus Eichhoff in North and Central America (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Entomol. Soc. Can. Mem. 118:1-378. [291]. (data capture complete)
• 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. [1100]. (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). [990]

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.

1. . . .
2. Bright, D.E. 1981. A taxonomic monograph of the genus Pityophthorus Eichhoff in North and Central America (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Entomol. Soc. Can. Mem. 118: 1-378.
3. 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.

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. Localities outside the New World are not plotted, even though they are listed in the distribution summary and in the table of records.

No.	Collection data	Publication
Central America
1->	El Salvador, no state / prov. data, Dulce nombre de Maria; 1/III/1974; Pinaceae: Pinus tenuifolia	[unknown (1) (Bright, D.E. 1981: 291)]
2->	El Salvador, Santa Ana, Metapan; 1974; Pinaceae: Pinus oocarpa	[unknown (1) (Bright, D.E. 1981: 291)]
3->	El Salvador, Santa Ana, Metapan; 1974; Pinaceae: Pinus ochoterenai	[unknown (1) (Bright, D.E. 1981: 291)]
4->	Guatemala, Baja Verapaz, San Jerónimo; 6/IV/; Champion, G.C.	[BMNH (1: lectotype, female) (Wood, S.L. 1982: 1100) (Bright, D.E. 1981: 291)] [BMNH (1: paratype(s)) (Bright, D.E. 1981: 291)]
5->	Honduras, El Paraíso, San Lucas	[unknown () (Wood, S.L. 1982: 1100)]
6->	Honduras, El Paraíso, San Lucas; 22/IV/1964; Wood, S.L.; Pinaceae: Pinus oocarpa	[USNM (4) (Bright, D.E. 1981: 291)]
7->	Honduras, El Paraíso, Yuscarán	[unknown () (Wood, S.L. 1982: 1100)]
8->	Honduras, El Paraíso, Yuscarán; 23/IV/1964; Wood, S.L.; Pinaceae: Pinus oocarpa	[USNM (2) (Bright, D.E. 1981: 291)]
9->	Honduras, Francisco Morazán, Tegucigalpa; 9/III/1966; Wood, S.L.; Pinaceae: Pinus oocarpa	[USNM (6) (Bright, D.E. 1981: 291)]
10->	Nicaragua, Estelí, La Almaciguera; 14/III/2010; Atkinson, T.H.; Pinaceae: Pinus oocarpa	[TAMU (1) (TH Atkinson-2014, unpublished)]
11->	Nicaragua, Nuevo Segovia, Dipilto; 10/VIII/1959; Pinaceae: Pinus sp.	[USNM (1) (Bright, D.E. 1981: 291)]
12->	Nicaragua, Nuevo Segovia, Las Cruces; 14/I/1960; Pinaceae: Pinus sp.	[USNM (1) (Wood, S.L. 1982: 1100) (Bright, D.E. 1981: 291)]
North America
13->	México, Chiapas, Altamirano; 12/XI/1980; Gomez, L.; Pinaceae: Pinus oocarpa	[CEAM () (Atkinson, T.H.; Equihua M., A. 1985: 360)]
14->	México, Chiapas, Altamirano; XI/1966	[INIF (2) (Bright, D.E. 1981: 291)]
15->	México, Chiapas, Jct hwy 190 and 195; 12/V/1969; Bright, D.E.; Pinaceae: Pinus michoacana	[CNC (15) (Bright, D.E. 1981: )]
16->	México, Chiapas, Lázaro Cárdenas, 21 mi W; 26/VI/1969; Bright, D.E.; Pinaceae: Pinus oocarpa	[CNC (6) (Bright, D.E. 1981: 291)]
17->	México, Chiapas, Lazaro Cardenas, jct. hwy 190 & 195	[Unknown () (Wood, S.L. 1982: 1100)]