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Xyleborinus octiesdentatus
Species
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)
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1
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Remarks
earliest record in our area: LA 2008
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2
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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 (
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Internet References
Species page
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1
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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.
Contributed by
v belov
on 22 August, 2013 - 8:05pm
Additional contributions by
Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 31 July, 2017 - 12:56pm