Identification key for Xyleborina beetles occurring in North America
Ambrosia-feeding scolytids in the Xyleborina tribe (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) can cause significant damage to forests. Since the last major review of the species occurring in North America, many exotic species have been discovered in Canada and the USA (e.g. Xyleborus glabratus, X. similis, Euwallacea fornicatus) or intercepted in trade (see EPPO RS 2006/208). To facilitate the identification of these ambrosia beetles, the following illustrated keys have recently been published. They are also available from the Internet: http://scolytide.msu.edu
- Genera of female Xyleborina in America North of Mexico
- Females of the species of Ambrosiodmus, North of Mexico
- Females of the species of Euwallacea, North of Mexico
- Females of the species of Xyleborinus, North of Mexico
- Females of the species of Xyleborus, North of Mexico
- Females of the species of Xylosandrus, North of Mexico
Sources
Rabaglia RJ, Dole SA, Cognato AI (2006) Review of American Xyleborina (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) occurring north of Mexico, with an illustrated key. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 99(6), 1034-1056.