Euwallacea fornicatus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is an emerging invasive tree pest, but its native distribution remains incompletely known because minimal records have been published from China. We report the distribution of E. fornicatus in China from records in the National Zoological Museum of China and from our own samples, including the first family-level host records in the Actinidiaceae, Oleaceae, and Pinaceae. We also report a parasitoid of E. fornicatus from Guizhou, China, and two fungi associated with E. fornicatus: a putatively new Fusarium sp. belonging to the monophyletic Ambrosial Fusarium Clade and an anamorphic hypocrelean fungus, Sarocladium strictum.
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1 December 2016
Distribution, Host Records, and Symbiotic Fungi of Euwallacea fornicatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in China
You Li,
Xinyao Gu,
Matthew T. Kasson,
Craig C. Bateman,
Jianjun Guo,
YinTse Huang,
Qiao Li,
Robert J. Rabaglia,
Jiri Hulcr
Florida Entomologist
Vol. 99 • No. 4
December 2016
Vol. 99 • No. 4
December 2016
Actinidiaceae
enemigo natural
Fusarium
natural enemy
OLEACEAE
Pinaceae
Sarocladium strictum