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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 » Xyleborus affinis

Species Xyleborus affinis

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Range · Food · Internet References · Works Cited
Scolytinae - Xyleborus affinis Scolytin - Xyleborus affinis Scolytin - Xyleborus affinis Xyleborus - Xyleborus affinis Xyleborus - Xyleborus affinis Xyleborus xylographus (Say) - Xyleborus affinis Bark Beetle - Xyleborus affinis NY Scolytinae - Xyleborus affinis
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 Xyleborus
Species affinis (Xyleborus affinis)
Other Common Names
Sugarcane Shot-hole Borer has been used but is totally inappropriate (species has no special relationship with sugarcane) and is not on the ESA list.
Explanation of Names
Xyleborus affinis Eichhoff 1868
Range
circumtropical; in our area, across e. US, QC (1)
Food
extremely polyphagous(1)
Internet References
Species page(1)
Works Cited
1.Atkinson T.H. (200_‒2023) Bark and ambrosia beetles of the Americas
Contributed by v belov on 6 December, 2010 - 6:54pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, thatkinson
Last updated 28 December, 2020 - 9:41pm

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