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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Curculionoidea » Snout and Bark Beetles (Curculionidae) » Bark and Ambrosia Beetles (Scolytinae) » Xyleborini » Xyleborus
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Bark and Ambrosia Beetle at Lights - Xyleborus
Copyright © 2006 Stephen_WV

Bark and Ambrosia Beetle at Lights - Xyleborus
Near Ruraldale, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
July 19, 2005
Size: Tiny
At first glance I thought this was a Powder Post Beetle. It had that same overall shape. Upon further reflection and pondering of photos, I believe it is a Scolytinae beetle. In fact, it may be the same species as Tom's:



About the common name of the subfamily: Are some of these beetles Bark Beetles and some Ambrosia Beetles, and if so which is this? Or is it just a single concept, beetles that like to dine on both bark and ambrosia?

I wouldn't care for the bark diet, but ambrosia certainly has its place!
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Contributed by Stephen_WV on 7 February, 2006 - 4:11pm
Last updated 14 January, 2011 - 1:38pm

Moved
Moved from Scolytini.
… Thomas H. Atkinson, 14 January, 2011 - 1:38pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Bark and Ambrosia Beetles.
… v belov, 20 December, 2009 - 10:00am login or register to post comments

genus Xyleborus, probably
:-)
… Boris Büche, 22 December, 2006 - 6:09am login or register to post comments

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