Xyleborinus artestriatus (Eichhoff 1878), an ambrosia beetle native to Asia, is reported for the first time in North America based on specimens from Georgia and Texas. This is the twenty-fourth species of exotic Xyleborini documented in North America. North American distributional records, key identification characteristics, morphological variability, and a brief history of the systematics are presented.
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28 March 2013
Another Asian ambrosia beetle, Xyleborinus artestriatus (Eichhoff 1878) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborini), newly detected in North America
Anthony I. Cognato,
Robert J. Rabaglia,
Natalia J. Vandenberg
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The Pan-Pacific Entomologist
Vol. 89 • No. 1
January 2013
Vol. 89 • No. 1
January 2013
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
exotic species
new North American record
Scolytidae
Xyleborini
Xyleborinus artestriatus