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Species Coccotrypes distinctus

Coccotrypes distinctus, lateral view (Scolytinae, Dryocoetini) - Coccotrypes distinctus Coccotrypes distinctus, face (Scolytinae, Dryocoetini) - Coccotrypes distinctus Coccotrypes distinctus (Motschulsky) - Coccotrypes distinctus Coccotrypes distinctus (Motschulsky) - Coccotrypes distinctus florida scoly - Coccotrypes distinctus florida scoly - Coccotrypes distinctus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Curculionoidea
Family Curculionidae (Snout and Bark Beetles)
Subfamily Scolytinae (Bark and Ambrosia Beetles)
Tribe Dryocoetini
Genus Coccotrypes (Palm Seed Borers)
Species distinctus (Coccotrypes distinctus)
Explanation of Names
Coccotrypes distinctus (Motschulsky 1866)
Range
Gulf Coastal Plain (TX-FL-GA) to Brazil; W. Indies - Map (1)(2), adventive in the US
Food
hosts: primarily palms (Arecaceae); also recorded on Annonaceae, Bromeliaceae, Ebenaceae(1)
Remarks
earliest record in our area: FL 1939(3)
Internet References
Bark and Ambrosia Beetles(1)
Works Cited
1.Atkinson T.H. (200_‒2023) Bark and ambrosia beetles of the Americas
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
3.Exotic bark and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in the United States: potential and current invaders
Haack R.A., Rabaglia R.J. 2013. In: Potential invasive pests of agricultural crops. Peña J.E., ed. CABI International, Wallingford, UK, pp. 48‒74.
Contributed by v belov on 30 November, 2009 - 12:50pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 11 September, 2023 - 7:51pm

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