First records of Xyleborinus octiesdentatus (Murayama) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae) from North America.

ABSTRACT: Xyleborinus octiesdentatus (Murayama), an ambrosia beetle native to Asia, is reported for the first time in North America based on specimens from Alabama and Louisiana. This is the twenty-first species of exotic Xyleborina documented in North America. A re-description of the female and a key to the four North American species of Xyleborinus are presented.

SUBMITTER: J Rabaglia R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3088321 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature