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Species Xyleborinus octiesdentatus

Xyleborinus octiesdentatus Xyleborinus octiesdentatus
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 Xyleborini
Genus Xyleborinus
Species octiesdentatus (Xyleborinus octiesdentatus)
Explanation of Names
Xyleborinus octiesdentatus (Murayama 1931)
Size
♀ 2.1–2.4 mm
Range
native to E. Asia (China, Korea, Japan), adventive in our area (SC-AL-LA)(1)
Remarks
earliest record in our area: LA 2008(2)
Print References
Rabaglia R.J., Knížek M., Johnson W. (2010) First records of Xyleborinus octiesdentatus (Murayama) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae) from North America. ZooKeys 56: 219–226 (Full text)
Internet References
NIH. First Records of Xyleborinus octiesdentatus from North America
Works Cited
1.Atkinson T.H. (200_‒2023) Bark and ambrosia beetles of the Americas
2.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.